Rocky River has won five straight games at home, while Buckeye has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Pirates will host the Bucks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Rocky River barely beat Bay the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates beat the Rockets on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-2. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Buckeye came out on top against North Olmsted on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Bucks blew past the Eagles 8-2. Considering the Bucks have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Rocky River, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Rocky River was able to grind out a solid win over Buckeye in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 6-3. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bucks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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