The Charlestown Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Scottsburg Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Charlestown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Charlestown took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Trinity Lutheran by a score of 9-5.
Harper Duran looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs but no hits.
On the hitting side, Devin McConnell was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jackson Snelling, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scottsburg beat Mitchell 4-1 on Tuesday.
The victory got Charlestown back to even at 4-4. As for Scottsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Charlestown couldn't quite finish off Scottsburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Charlestown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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