The Pella Christian Eagles will challenge the Clarke Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clarke took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pella Christian, who comes in off a win.
Pella Christian barely beat Newton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 8-1 win on Monday. 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, Clarke lost 9-1 to Albia on Monday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pella Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Clarke, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Pella Christian couldn't quite finish off Clarke when the teams last played back in May and fell 8-6. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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