The Ottawa Pirates will head out to challenge the Kaneland Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Ottawa came out on top against Plano on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Pirates were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Reapers. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Reapers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Kaneland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They blew past the Mustangs 16-6. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Kaneland pushed their record up to 21-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Ottawa, their victory bumped their record up to 16-14.
Ottawa beat Kaneland 7-4 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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