The Round Rock Dragons will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Round Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Reagan, sneaking past 5-4. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Johnson came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Panthers. That's two games straight that the Jaguars have won by just one run.
Round Rock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-5-1 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 Johnson, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
Round Rock skirted past Johnson 9-8 in their previous meeting back in February. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jaguars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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