The Branson Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Monett Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Branson will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against West Plains on Thursday. Branson put the hurt on West Plains with a sharp 14-6 victory.
Meanwhile, Monett waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Houn Dawgs as they made off with a 15-5 win.
Branson's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8. As for Monett, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Branson came up short against Monett in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Branson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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