The Fordland Eagles will square off against the Mansfield Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Fordland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Mansfield has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Monday, it was close, but Fordland sidestepped Galena for a 5-4 win.
Houston hit Mansfield with a six-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-5.
Fordland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Mansfield, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Fordland was able to grind out a solid win over Mansfield in their previous meeting last Tuesday, winning 9-5. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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