The Jackson Red Devils will head out to face off against the Pike County Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jackson took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Strong Rock Christian as Jackson made off with a 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pike County). They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over Rutland on Tuesday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 games by six runs or more this season.
The victory snapped Jackson's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-22 record. As for Pike County, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Jackson suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Pike County when the teams last played back in August. Can Jackson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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