The Auburn Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Auburn will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Illini Central on Tuesday. Everything went Auburn's way against Illini Central as Auburn made off with an 11-5 win. The result was nothing new for Auburn, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jed Furguson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Evan Kessler was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Casey-Westfield never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mt. Carmel on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Golden Aces 10-8.
Auburn's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Casey-Westfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Auburn beat Casey-Westfield 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Casey-Westfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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