J.I. Burton is 1-9 against Eastside since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Black Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. J.I. Burton will be strutting in after a victory while Eastside will be coming in after a defeat.
J.I. Burton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Castlewood. The Black Raiders haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Eastside fell victim to Twin Springs and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
Eastside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Bower, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Bower's first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eastside fell to 12-1. As for J.I. Burton, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-6.
J.I. Burton might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Eastside in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Black Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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