The Iola Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Burton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iola was handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Somerville 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Burton entered their tilt with North Zulch on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 23-1 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by eight runs or more this season.
Burton's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Iola, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Iola suffered a grim 16-8 defeat to Burton when the teams last played back in March. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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