The Chase Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the West Lincoln Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Chase sitting on four straight wins and West Lincoln on five.
If Chase beats West Lincoln with nine runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Trojans came out on top against Polk County by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, while West Lincoln put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Lincolnton. The Rebels were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Wolves. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
West Lincoln's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Chase, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Chase might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from West Lincoln when the teams last played back in May of 2015. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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