The Willard Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Webb City Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Willard is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Willard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Branson, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Willard was ranked fifth). Willard narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Branson 2-0.
Meanwhile, Webb City put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Joplin. Seven seems to be a good number for Webb City as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Willard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Webb City, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Willard skirted past Webb City 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willard since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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