Baseball Preview: Massac County Patriots vs. Goreville Blackcats
Massac County is 0-4 against Goreville since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Massac County Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Goreville Blackcats at 4:30 p.m. Massac County will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Massac County beat Anna-Jonesboro 6-1. That's two games straight that Massac County has won by exactly five runs.
Zach Maurer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maurer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maurer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Maurer wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Maurer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Preston Summers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Goreville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Trojans.
Massac County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Goreville, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
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