The Charleston Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Scott City Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Charleston has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Scott City will arrive with seven straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Charleston suffered a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Oran. That's two games in a row now that Charleston has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, Scott City faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Scott City came out on top against Central by a score of 12-7.
Alyssa Dirden was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. Dirden was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Scott City got a massive performance out of Ava Huckstep, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Harley Glueck was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Scott City, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Charleston might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Scott City when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can Charleston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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