The Morgan County Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Jackson Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jackson will be up against a hot Morgan County squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Morgan County didn't even let Rutland on the board on Friday, marking Morgan County's second-straight 15-0 shutout. Give the Bulldogs' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Jackson hadn't done well against Pike County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Jackson put the hurt on Pike County with a sharp 9-2 win.
Morgan County's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Morgan County couldn't quite get it done against Jackson in their previous meeting back in March of 2016 as they fell 8-4. Can Morgan County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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