The Mt. Pleasant Oilers will venture away from home to take on the Heritage Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Mt. Pleasant's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six games.
Mt. Pleasant's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Powers Catholic as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The Oilers haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Heritage suffered their closest loss since May 9, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Swan Valley by a score of 6-4. The Hawks have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Mt. Pleasant's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Mt. Pleasant came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 9-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Oilers 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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