The Danville Blue Devils will take on the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Danville 1.7, West Jefferson 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Danville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mechanicsburg a 17-0 shutout. Considering the Blue Devils have won 17 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Pirates.
Danville's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for West Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 19-2-1.
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