The Rosholt Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Pittsville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Rosholt fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Port Edwards on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pittsville has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.08 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They lost 10-4 to Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
This is the second loss in a row for Rosholt and nudges their season record down to 6-6. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Pittsville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Rosholt couldn't quite finish off Pittsville in their previous meeting back in April and fell 4-2. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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