The Galena Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Byron Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Galena will bounce into Saturday's game after beating East Dubuque, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pirates came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Byron waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Blue Thunder 11-4. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Byron pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Galena, their record now sits at 7-2.
Galena suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Byron when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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