The Eastland Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Durand Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Eastland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Galena on Wednesday. They fell 5-1 to the Pirates. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Durand gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Pecatonica 17-3. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Durand has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Eastland, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Eastland might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Durand when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
