The Stuarts Draft Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Fort Defiance Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stuarts Draft will be strutting in after a victory while Fort Defiance will be coming in after a loss.
If Stuarts Draft beats Fort Defiance with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Cougars walked away with a 5-1 win over Buffalo Gap on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Fort Defiance came up short against Turner Ashby on Monday and fell 4-1. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Stuarts Draft has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Defiance, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Stuarts Draft's way against Fort Defiance in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Stuarts Draft made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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