Pacific is on a three-game streak of home losses, Affton a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Pacific Indians will host the Affton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Pacific will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Valley Park on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 15-run defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. Pacific fell just short of Valley Park by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since September 21, 2023.
Meanwhile, Affton came up short against Herculaneum on Monday, falling 21-5.
Affton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aleigha Meyers-Hamilton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Underwood, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Affton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Pacific's defeat dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Affton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Pacific took their victory against Affton in their previous matchup back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 14-0. Does Pacific have another victory up their sleeve, or will Affton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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