Sunset has won four straight games at home, while Thurston has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Apollos will host the Colts at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Sunset and Westview, and Sunset kept the tradition alive. The Apollos walked away with a 5-1 win over the Wildcats on Friday.
Meanwhile, Thurston put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Springfield an 11-0 shutout. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Sunset has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Thurston, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Sunset came out on top in a nail-biter against Thurston in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, sneaking past 10-9. Will the Apollos repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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