Baseball Preview: Branson Pirates vs. Carl Junction Bulldogs
The Branson Pirates will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Carl Junction Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Branson had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Ozark put an end to it on Tuesday. Branson fell just short of Ozark by a score of 3-2. Branson has not had much luck with Ozark recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Carl Junction fell victim to a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Neosho on Tuesday. Carl Junction has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carl Junction saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Stewart, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4.
Branson's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Carl Junction, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Branson skirted past Carl Junction 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Branson since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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