The John Bapst Memorial Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against the Belfast Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, John Bapst Memorial turned things around against Waterville on Tuesday. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Belfast waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Eagles.
Belfast pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for John Bapst Memorial, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-8.
John Bapst Memorial might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Belfast in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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