The Crandall Pirates will take on the Belton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crandall will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Red Oak on Thursday. The Pirates blew past the Hawks 14-1. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Belton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 4-1.
Crandall pushed their record up to 20-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Belton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-14.
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