The R-S Central Hilltoppers will take on the Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with R-S Central sitting on four straight victories and Crest on five.
R-S Central is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since April 25, 2024 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuscola, sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, Crest got themselves on the board against Shelby on Wednesday, but Shelby never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Golden Lions with a sharp 9-0 victory. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Crest's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for R-S Central, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
R-S Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Crest in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hilltoppers 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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