The Kirkwood Pioneers will challenge the Jackson Fighting Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kirkwood 3, Jackson 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kirkwood took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Mehlville get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Jackson had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top against the Flyers by a score of 8-4.
Kirkwood has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Jackson, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-13.
Kirkwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Jackson in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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