The Buffalo Island Central Mustangs will head out to challenge the Walnut Ridge Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Buffalo Island Central didn't have quite enough to beat Rector and fell 5-4. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Walnut Ridge made sure to put some runs up on the board against Harrisburg on Friday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Hornets. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Walnut Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Buffalo Island Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Buffalo Island Central skirted past Walnut Ridge 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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