The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Big Walnut's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Cardington-Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Big Walnut duked it out with Bishop Hartley on Friday. The Golden Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Cardington-Lincoln and Pleasant meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Pirates fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 4-3.
Big Walnut pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cardington-Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Everything went Big Walnut's way against Cardington-Lincoln in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, as Big Walnut made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles 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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