L.C. Bird hasn't had much luck against Midlothian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Skyhawks will square off against the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
L.C. Bird is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Cosby, falling 7-1. The match marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Midlothian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Lancers. Surprisingly, this marked the Trojans' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Midlothian pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for L.C. Bird, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
L.C. Bird might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Midlothian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Skyhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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