The Charlestown Pirates will challenge the Corydon Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corydon Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Charlestown, who comes in off a win.
17 must be Charlestown's lucky number: they beat Christian Academy with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Pirates beat the Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-7. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Corydon Central didn't have quite enough to beat Tecumseh on Saturday and fell 4-3. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlestown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Corydon Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Charlestown was able to grind out a solid win over Corydon Central in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad 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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