The Colonel Crawford Eagles will square off against the Lucas Cubs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colonel Crawford's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Bucyrus 14-0. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Lucas had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Central Christian by a score of 7-2 on Tuesday.
Jack DiBartolomeo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. Lucas is undefeated when DiBartolomeo allows two or fewer hits, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Will Whitesel was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Lucas: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayden Caudill, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Lucas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Colonel Crawford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Lucas, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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