The Sweet Springs Greyhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lone Jack Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sweet Springs is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Sweet Springs faced Skyline in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sweet Springs walked away with a 9-5 win over Skyline. That's two games straight that Sweet Springs has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Lone Jack fell victim to Warsaw and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The game marked that first time this year in which Lone Jack was not able to get on the board.
Sweet Springs' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Lone Jack, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2.
Sweet Springs took their win against Lone Jack in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Sweet Springs repeat their success, or does Lone Jack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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