Baseball Game Preview: Bainbridge Bearcats vs. Miller County Pirates

The Bainbridge Bearcats will take on the Miller County Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Last Monday, Bainbridge came up short against Colquitt County and fell 9-6.

Meanwhile, Miller County waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Red Devils get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.

Brayden Horn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Cooper Coronado was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Thomas Cook was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Miller County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Miller County pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bainbridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.

Bainbridge suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Miller County in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Bearcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.