The Broadway Gobblers will venture away from home to square off against the William Monroe Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Broadway will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against East Hardy on Wednesday. The Gobblers blew past the Cougars 15-8. The Gobblers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, William Monroe came tearing into last Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Knights. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
William Monroe pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Broadway, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Broadway couldn't quite finish off William Monroe in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Gobblers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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