The Fordland Eagles will face off against the Crane Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crane took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fordland, who comes in off a win.
Fordland will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mansfield, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Eagles walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Lions on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Crane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Billings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Fordland has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Crane, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Fordland came out on top in a nail-biter against Crane in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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