Baseball Game Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Falkner Eagles

Alcorn Central is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Falkner is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Alcorn Central will welcome Falkner at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Alcorn Central beat Milan 12-7.

Alcorn Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayse Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Alcorn Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Falkner got themselves on the board against Hickory Flat on Monday, but Hickory Flat never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Rebels. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Falkner let Gavin Wooley and Elijah Mauney run wild. Wooley scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Mauney scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Wooley a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Myles Mitchell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Falkner is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. Alcorn Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-7.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alcorn Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Falkner struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 10.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.