The Burton Panthers will take on the Iola Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Burton is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Burton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against North Zulch on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-1 win. Considering the Panthers have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Iola, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Somerville 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Burton's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Iola, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Burton's way against Iola in their previous meeting back in March, as Burton made off with a 16-8 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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