The Carlisle Bison will head out on the road to square off against the Brinkley Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carlisle has six straight victories, Brinkley has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carlisle is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Cross County by a score of 21-18 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Brinkley's offense. They lost 25-0 to Midland on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Carlisle pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Brinkley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Carlisle took their win against Brinkley when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bison 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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