The Doniphan Dons will venture away from home to face off against the Twin Rivers Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Doniphan not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2, 2024. Everything went their way against South Pemiscot as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The Dons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Twin Rivers won against Clarkton on Tuesday with 21 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Royals beat Campbell by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 21-1. Considering the Royals have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The win (which was Twin Rivers' third in a row) raised their record to 7-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Doniphan, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Doniphan came up short against Twin Rivers when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 9-4. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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