The South Iron Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Van Buren Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Iron's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Van Buren's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Iron is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering East Carter just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Van Buren got the win against Neelyville on Monday by a conclusive 16-5. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by eight runs or more this season.
Van Buren has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for South Iron, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4-1.
South Iron might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Van Buren when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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