The Melbourne Bearkatz will head out on the road to challenge the Pangburn Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Melbourne came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Yellowjackets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 18-3.
Meanwhile, Pangburn came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 9-3 win.
Melbourne pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.7 runs. As for Pangburn, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Melbourne was able to grind out a solid victory over Pangburn in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melbourne 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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