The Owensboro Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Owensboro's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Breckinridge County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Breckinridge County will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Owensboro extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Red Devils put the hurt on Daviess County with a sharp 11-3 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Breckinridge County's offense. They came up short against Muhlenberg County on Saturday, falling 10-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Fighting Tigers, who until this game were averaging 3.52 runs allowed.
Owensboro pushed their record up to 16-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Breckinridge County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.
Owensboro might still be hurting after the 18-7 loss they got from Breckinridge County when the teams last played back in April. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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