Railroaders resume with Pirates tonight

Man the cannons, Pirates sailing our way

We missed out on baseball with the Bobcats last night because the rain.  That game has been rescheduled for next Monday, July 22. That now means 10 games in 10 days to close out the regular season.  Only Fulton and Marion were unable to get their game in.  First place Hoppers and third place Pirates both won their games last evening against the Oilers and Bombers.  The Railroaders are now wedged in second place between the Hoppers (4 games ahead) and the Pirates (2 games behind).  Both team also have 10 games remaining with each having a doubleheader to play tomorrow.

Tonight though, the Railroaders must face off with the Pirates at the Yard.  This game a make-up from the rain out on July 6.  The Railroaders have 4 of their remaining 10 games against the Pirates.  No need to say how important every one of them is, starting with tonight's contest.  The Pirates have won 3 straight and indeed to make it 4 tonight.  One of them boasted last time before the game was called, that the Buc had a surprise for us and predicted a 6-3 win for Madisonville.  Was the surprise the rain?  The game stopped with a 3-1 Railroader lead, I guess they's planned to score 5 more big ones on us.

We shall see tonight how it turns out.  Both teams have met 5 times this year with the Railroaders 3-2 against the Pirates, and both have a lot to play for.  The Railroaders would still like to de-throne the Hoppers but need to remain in second to even have a chance.  The Pirates wouldn't mind taking out the Hoppers too, but they have to get past the Railroaders to do it.   One thing for sure, it's going to be a heck of the game tonight at Yard, hope you can get out to see it and support the Railroaders!