The Halstead Dragons will take on the Larned Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Halstead is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Tuesday, Halstead made easy work of Smoky Valley and carried off a 16-1 victory. Considering the Dragons have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Larned beat Hillsboro 8-3 on Tuesday. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Halstead pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Larned, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went Halstead's way against Larned when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Halstead made off with a 13-3 win. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
