The Bourbon War Hawks will take on the Steelville Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bourbon has five straight victories, Steelville has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bourbon had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Bismarck on Tuesday. The War Hawks were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Indians. The War Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Steelville might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 17-2 to Dixon, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Steelville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bre Kelley, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Bourbon pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.7 runs over those games. As for Steelville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Bourbon took their win against Steelville in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 12-4 score. Will the War Hawks repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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