The Adrian Blackhawks will head out to square off against the Lone Jack Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Adrian will be strutting in after a victory while Lone Jack will be coming in after a defeat.
Adrian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Archie on Tuesday as they made off with a 24-6 win. The Blackhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lone Jack faced Crest Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Mules fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 9-8. The Mules haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Adrian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Lone Jack, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Adrian suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Lone Jack when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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