The De Soto Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Ithaca Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with De Soto sitting on six straight wins and Ithaca on 17 (dating back to last season).
If De Soto beats Ithaca with 13 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. De Soto blew past Wauzeka-Steuben 13-3. Considering De Soto has won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Ithaca put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on New Lisbon with a sharp 14-1 victory.
De Soto pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Ithaca, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
De Soto came out on top in a nail-biter against Ithaca when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for De Soto since the team 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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