The Galena Pirates will face off against the Fulton Steamers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fulton will be up against a hot Galena team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Pirates' pitchers stepped up to hand West Carroll a 14-0 shutout on Thursday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by eight runs or more this season.
Fulton came out on top against River Ridge/Scales Mound on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Steamers were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Steamers.
Galena's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Galena beat Fulton 4-1 when the teams last played last Tuesday. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Steamers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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