The South Dearborn Knights will square off against the Greensburg Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Dearborn has given up an average of 12.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Dearborn is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against East Central on Tuesday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 12-1. Knights fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Trojans since on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Greensburg came tearing into Monday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions a 6-0 shutout. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Greensburg pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for South Dearborn, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
South Dearborn might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Greensburg in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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