The Minster Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Russia Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Minster comes in on eight and Russia on seven.
Minster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Montpelier a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Russia got the win against Graham Local on Monday by a conclusive 8-2. Considering the Raiders have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Russia's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-10. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Minster, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
Minster beat Russia 6-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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