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| 05/02/26 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 05/08/25 - Away | 8-5 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 10-1 W |
| 03/25/23 - Away | 8-7 W |
| 05/02/22 - Neutral | 6-12 L |
| + 5 more games |
Poplar Bluff has gone 8-2 against Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mules will welcome the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Poplar Bluff will be strutting in after a win while Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Poplar Bluff took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Doniphan a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Mules have won 12 contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Central wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Central got a good showing from Zach Dowdy, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Dowdy has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Chenoweth, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Poplar Bluff has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Central, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-10.
Poplar Bluff was able to grind out a solid win over Central when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 5-2. Do the Mules have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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