After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Side, Norfork was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rural Special Rebels a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Norfork is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. Rural Special is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Norfork will venture away from home to face off against Viola at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Viola's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Rural Special, they will take on Shirley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rural Special is facing Shirley at the right time seeing as Shirley is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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