The Twin River Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Fairbury Jeffs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Twin River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Twin River was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul/Palmer. Twin River has not had much luck with St. Paul/Palmer recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kale Gustafson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Fairbury took a ten-point defeat the last time they faced off against Louisville, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. Fairbury sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Louisville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairbury.
Blayne Schelbitzki spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Fairbury's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miles Tatro, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Twin River's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Fairbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Twin River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fairbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Twin River's way against Fairbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Twin River made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Twin River 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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