The Payson Longhorns will venture away from home to square off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Payson is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Payson lost 16-5 to Benjamin Franklin on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, while Northwest Christian put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Bourgade Catholic. The Crusaders were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Golden Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Northwest Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Payson, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Payson suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Northwest Christian when the teams last played back in March. Can the Longhorns avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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