The Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen will venture away from home to face off against the Freeport Pretzels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Durand/Pecatonica is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Durand/Pecatonica couldn't beat Dakota on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the sixth inning. The Rivermen fell just short of the Indians by a score of 9-8.
Meanwhile, Freeport hadn't done well against Hononegah recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Pretzels came out on top against the Indians by a score of 3-0.
Freeport is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Durand/Pecatonica, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Durand/Pecatonica suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Freeport when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Rivermen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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