Rector is 10-0 against Cross County since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rector Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Cross County Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. Rector's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Cross County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rector's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Riverside on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Rebels. Rector has not had much luck with Riverside recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cross County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 10-9. Ten seems to be a good number for Cross County as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cole Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Troy Wallis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Knoa Roberts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Rector's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2. As for Cross County, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Rector took their win against Cross County in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rector 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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