The Pleasant Hope Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Stockton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Pleasant Hope fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Ash Grove on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Stockton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Marionville 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stockton.
Pleasant Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Stockton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Pleasant Hope took their victory against Stockton in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 16-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Hope since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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