The Fenton Bison will head out to face off against the Bartlett Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fenton has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Chicago hit Fenton with a five-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bison came up short against the Wildcats, falling 12-1. The Bison haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Bartlett had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sabres a 15-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by eight runs or more this season.
Bartlett's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Fenton, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-17.
Fenton suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Bartlett in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Bison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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