The West Branch Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Jackson Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games West Branch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, it was close, but West Branch sidestepped Columbiana for a 12-10 victory.
Meanwhile, Jackson entered their tilt with McKinley with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs on Wednesday as they made off with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for Jackson, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. As for Jackson, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
West Branch came up short against Jackson in their previous meeting back in April of 2015, falling 6-2. Can West Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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