The Chariton Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Albia Blue Demons on Monday. Both teams are still undefeated (Chariton has five wins , while Albia has seven dating back to last season).
Chariton proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Davis County, sneaking past 4-2. The four-run effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Albia owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. Everything went their way against Gilbert as they made off with a 7-0 win. Considering the Blue Demons have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Chariton pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average this season. As for Albia, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Chariton came out on top in a nail-biter against Albia in their previous matchup back in July of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Demons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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