The Galena Pirates will challenge the Warren/Stockton Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Warren/Stockton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Galena, who comes in off a win.
If Galena beats Warren/Stockton with six runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Pirates' pitchers stepped up to hand River Ridge/Scales Mound a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Warren/Stockton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Eastland on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. The Warhawks have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Galena pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Warren/Stockton, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Galena was able to grind out a solid win over Warren/Stockton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 4-0. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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