The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will challenge the Choctaw Central Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Itawamba Agricultural 2.2, Choctaw Central 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Itawamba Agricultural is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over West Lauderdale. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Choctaw Central came tearing into Saturday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Braves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2.
Choctaw Central pushed their record up to 22-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Itawamba Agricultural, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-7 record this season.
Everything went Itawamba Agricultural's way against Choctaw Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Itawamba Agricultural made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians 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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