The Crawford Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Lipan Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crawford will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Crawford beat Live Oak Classical 6-3.
Meanwhile, Lipan unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Poolville by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since March 5th.
Lipan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Pierce, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Brayden Harrison, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Crawford pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Lipan, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 18-6.
Crawford took their win against Lipan when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 13-3 score. Will the Pirates 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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