The Colonel Crawford Eagles will head out to take on the Shelby Whippets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Colonel Crawford will be strutting in after a win while Shelby will be coming in after a loss.
Colonel Crawford came out on top against Mansfield Christian on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Flames. The Eagles not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23rd (when they won 14-0).
Meanwhile, Shelby fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Upper Sandusky on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-1. The Whippets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Colonel Crawford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Shelby, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Colonel Crawford couldn't quite get it done against Shelby in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 as they fell 5-1. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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