Rural Retreat hasn't had much luck against Chilhowie recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Indians will challenge the Warriors at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Rural Retreat will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Northwood on Tuesday. The Indians put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Zach Herndon was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Justin Walker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Chilhowie had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Rebels get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Chilhowie's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Rural Retreat, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Rural Retreat suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Chilhowie in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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