Charleston is 5-0 against Danville since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Charleston Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Danville Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Charleston is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Richland County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-6.
Aidan Archibald was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Bonstetter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Danville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 11-0 to Normal Community. That's two games in a row now that Danville has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Charleston's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-14. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-23.
Charleston was able to grind out a solid win over Danville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 12-8. Will Charleston repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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