The St. Charles Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Windsor Owls at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Charles will be strutting in after a win while Windsor will be coming in after a loss.
St. Charles came out on top against Winfield on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Pirates walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Warriors. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Windsor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Valley Park, falling 16-1.
Keegan Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
The win made it two in a row for St. Charles and bumps their season record up to 8-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Windsor, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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