The Blazer Tomcats will take on the Symmes Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blazer's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Symmes Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Blazer is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Boyd County just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 8-2.
Meanwhile, Symmes Valley entered their tilt with Portsmouth on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They blew past the Trojans 17-7. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 14 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Blazer's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 15-4. As for Symmes Valley, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Blazer couldn't quite finish off Symmes Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 and fell 12-10. Can the Tomcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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