The Assumption Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Washington Demons on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Assumption can't be too worried about heading out to take on Washington: they just beat Mediapolis at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Knights put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 8-2 win on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Washington entered their tilt with Central Lee on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Washington's win was all the more impressive since the Hawks were averaging only 3.89 runs allowed on the season.
Assumption is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-13-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 25-9.
Everything went Assumption's way against Washington in their previous meeting back in June, as Assumption made off with a 14-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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