The Silver Creek Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Jeffersonville Red Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Silver Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Silver Creek and Madison meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Dragons came out on top against the Cubs by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Jeffersonville suffered their biggest loss since May 1st on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to Providence. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Red Devils haven't been shut out since back in April.
Braylen Gray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Silver Creek's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Jeffersonville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9.
Silver Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Jeffersonville in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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