The Chillicothe Hornets will face off against the Benton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chillicothe's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Benton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Chillicothe barely beat Trenton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hornets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Benton came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Fighting Irish by a score of 9-5.
Chillicothe's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Benton, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Chillicothe skirted past Benton 2-0 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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