Temple hasn't had much luck against Pepperell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Temple Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pepperell Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Temple's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Pepperell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Temple will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chapel Hill 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since August 9th.
Meanwhile, Pepperell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 18-3 to Bremen.
Temple's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Pepperell, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Temple might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Pepperell in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Can Temple avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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