Cairo has gone 9-0 against Dougherty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cairo Syrupmakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Dougherty Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Cairo will be strutting in after a win while Dougherty will be coming in after a defeat.
Cairo's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Monroe as Cairo made off with a 15-0 victory. The Syrupmakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Dougherty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss. They lost 21-3 to Bainbridge.
Even though they lost, Dougherty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Cairo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Dougherty, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Cairo took their win against Dougherty when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cairo 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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