The Pecatonica Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Eastland Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pecatonica will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against West Carroll on Monday. Pecatonica put the hurt on West Carroll with a sharp 13-7 win.
Pecatonica got a big performance out of Bri Carden, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. Zowie Hodgdon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They skirted past Galena 4-3.
Pecatonica's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Eastland, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Pecatonica suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Eastland in their previous meeting back in March. Can Pecatonica avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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