The Bob Jones Patriots will take on the Central Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Bob Jones has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 25.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Bob Jones and Austin have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Patriots fell 8-3 to the Black Bears.
Evelyn Gauthier was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Central challenged Deshler on Tuesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Tigers since March 10, 2022.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 19-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Bob Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-26.
Bob Jones might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Central in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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