The Fort Madison Bloodhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Madison barely beat Keokuk the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bloodhounds were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over the Chiefs on Thursday. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for the Bloodhounds this season.
West Liberty typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Fairfield proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Comets 6-5.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Madison, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-6.
Fort Madison suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Fairfield when the teams last played on June 5th. Can the Bloodhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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