The Gary Bobcats are taking a road trip to take on the Overton Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gary comes in on four and Overton on 12.
Gary is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over Lovelady.
Overton came out on top against Bowie on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run second inning. The Mustangs never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Jayden Edwards was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rowe, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Overton pushed their record up to 25-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gary, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
Gary skirted past Overton 5-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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