The County Line Indians will head out on the road to challenge the West Side Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. County Line is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
County Line heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They lost 24-1 to Ozark Catholic Academy.
Meanwhile, West Side had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 2-1. That's two games straight that West Side has won by just one run.
Jacob Carlton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooks Hipp, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
County Line's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for West Side, their victory bumped their record up to 24-3.
County Line couldn't quite finish off West Side when the teams last played back in May of 2019 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for County Line, Travis Gentry (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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