The Crane Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Fordland Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crane is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Crane might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Billings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Fordland hadn't done well against Mansfield recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Eagles walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Lions.
Fordland is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Crane, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Crane couldn't quite finish off Fordland in their previous matchup back in May of 2016 and fell 4-2. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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