Baseball Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. North Pontotoc Vikings
New Albany has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the North Pontotoc Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but New Albany sidestepped North Pontotoc for a 4-3 win.
New Albany got a great performance from Hayes Daniel as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Daniel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jake Thomas picked up the save, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, New Albany saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Hicks, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
New Albany's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for North Pontotoc, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
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