The Corning Bobcats will head out to face off against the Westside Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Corning will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Corning duked it out with Rector on Thursday. The Bobcats walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Westside didn't have quite enough to beat Pocahontas on Thursday and fell 19-18.
Corning pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Westside, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Corning was able to grind out a solid win over Westside in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats 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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