Durant is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mediapolis is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wildcats will host the Bulldogs on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Durant 3.4, Mediapolis 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Durant's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northeast as they made off with a 6-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mediapolis beat West Liberty 4-0 on Tuesday.
Durant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mediapolis, their win bumped their record up to 23-1.
Durant might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Mediapolis in their previous meeting back in July of 2018. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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