Cross County is 0-10 against Rector since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cross County Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field against the Rector Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Cross County knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Rector likes a good challenge.
If Cross County beats Rector with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Cross County won by a run and slipped past East Poinsett County 10-9.
Cole Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Troy Wallis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Knoa Roberts was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Rector's offense. Their tough 6-0 defeat to Riverside on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Rector's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cross County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Rector, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Cross County might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Rector in their previous meeting back in March. Will Cross County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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