The Elgin Comets will square off against the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Elgin sitting on four straight victories and Cardington-Lincoln on eight.
Elgin's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Cory-Rawson. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cardington-Lincoln hadn't done well against East Knox recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Pirates came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs, sneaking past 6-5.
Cardington-Lincoln's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elgin, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Elgin took their victory against Cardington-Lincoln when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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