The Tioga Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central Honkers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Tioga made easy work of Divide County and carried off an 11-1 win. The game marked the Pirates' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central). They never let New Town get on the board and left with a 31-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Honkers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tioga, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Tioga took their victory against Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad 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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