Moberly is 2-8 against Fulton since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spartans will be playing at home against the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Moberly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Chillicothe, who was ranked 19th at the time (Moberly was ranked 25th). The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Hornets a 4-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly four runs.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Fulton and Hannibal, and Fulton kept the tradition alive. The Hornets skirted past the Pirates 3-2. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by just one run.
Moberly's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Moberly skirted past Fulton 9-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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