The Shirley Blue Devils will square off against the West Side Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shirley has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while West Side will arrive with three straight wins.
Shirley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs back in March, they were much more limited against Calico Rock on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 16-1. The contest marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Side hadn't done well against Concord recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Eagles skirted past the Pirates 3-2. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Shirley's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for West Side, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Shirley's way against West Side in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Shirley made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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