Baseball Preview: Purvis Tornadoes vs. Sumrall Bobcats
Purvis and Sumrall are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Purvis Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Sumrall Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Purvis sitting on four straight victories and Sumrall on 11.
Purvis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They came out on top against Columbia by a score of 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for Purvis as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on JoJo Parker, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Sumrall won against Poplarville on Friday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Sumrall walked away with a 10-6 victory over Poplarville.
Patrick Thomas looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sumrall let Landon Hawkins and Drew Davis loose on the outfield. Hawkins went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Davis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellan Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Purvis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Sumrall, they pushed their record up to 30-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Purvis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sumrall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Purvis might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Sumrall in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sumrall's Jack Miller, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that Purvis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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