The Cumberland Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Cumberland fell victim to Arcola and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Purple Riders. The Pirates have struggled against the Purple Riders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Villa Grove). They never let Blue Ridge get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Cumberland's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-8. As for Villa Grove, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Cumberland might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Villa Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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