Harvard is 1-9 against Marengo since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Indians at 4:30 p.m. Harvard has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Harvard came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 15-7 to Genoa-Kingston.
Meanwhile, Marengo entered their tilt with Johnsburg on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Skyhawks a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 12 matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Marengo's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Harvard, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Harvard came out on top in a nail-biter against Marengo in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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