The Pittsburg Dragons will face off against the Wellington Crusaders on Friday.
Pittsburg managed to slip by Fort Scott the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Dragons came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 8-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Dragons were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Wellington came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Wellington pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pittsburg, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-3.
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