The Botkins Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Jackson Center Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Botkins will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Monday, then bounced right back against Spencerville last Tuesday. The Trojans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bearcats a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jackson Center challenged Houston on Monday. The Tigers won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 3-2.
Jackson Center's record now sits at 5-6. As for Botkins, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8.
Botkins couldn't quite finish off Jackson Center in their previous matchup back in April and fell 11-9. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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