The Washington County Golden Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Pierce County Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Washington County 3.2, Pierce County 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Washington County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Johnson County just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Golden Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Pierce County hadn't beaten Long County on the road since February 6, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Wednesday. The Bears sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Tide.
Pierce County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Washington County, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
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