The Kirkwood Pioneers will face off against the Pattonville Pirates at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pattonville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kirkwood, who comes in off a win.
Kirkwood took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Affton an 18-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Pattonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 19-2 to Fort Zumwalt North. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kirkwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Pattonville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Kirkwood took their win against Pattonville when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 11-1. Will Kirkwood repeat their success, or does Pattonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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