The Phillips Bears will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Cherokee Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Phillips fell victim to Hamilton and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 12-0 to the Aggies. The Bears have struggled against the Aggies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Cherokee also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Vina on Tuesday, falling 24-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Indians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cherokee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Weslee Cosgrove, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Cherokee's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Phillips, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Phillips got the 'W' in their previous matchup on Monday against Cherokee by a conclusive 16-10 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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