The Natchitoches Central Chiefs will face off against the Dutchtown Griffins on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Natchitoches Central 2.7, Dutchtown 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Natchitoches Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Delhi Charter with a sharp 11-0 victory. Considering the Chiefs have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Dutchtown had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Airline on Saturday. The Griffins haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Natchitoches Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Dutchtown, their victory bumped their record up to 27-13.
Natchitoches Central couldn't quite get it done against Dutchtown in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 as they fell 11-6. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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