The Mediapolis Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Durant Wildcats on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mediapolis sitting on 17 straight wins and Durant on four.
Mediapolis' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over West Liberty.
Meanwhile, Durant made easy work of Northeast on Tuesday and carried off a 6-0 win. Considering the Wildcats have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mediapolis' victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Durant, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Mediapolis took their win against Durant in their previous meeting back in July of 2018 by a conclusive 10-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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