The Washington Demons will venture away from home to face off against the Fort Madison Bloodhounds at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fort Madison will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Washington extended their winning streak to five on Saturday. The Demons' pitchers stepped up to hand West Burlington a 13-0 shutout. The Demons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Madison). Everything went their way against Danville on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-2 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bloodhounds with their most commanding win of the season.
Washington pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Madison, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Washington came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Madison in their previous matchup on June 12th, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Demons since the squad 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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