The Larned Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Halstead Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Larned earned an 8-3 win over Hillsboro. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Halstead strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against Smoky Valley as they made off with a 16-1 win. Considering the Dragons have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Halstead's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Larned, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Larned might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Halstead in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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