The St. Charles West Warriors will square off against the Howell Central Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. St. Charles West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Howell Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Charles West is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Holt just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 7-6.
Meanwhile, Howell Central entered their tilt with Liberty on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Spartans have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Howell Central's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles West, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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