Baseball Preview: Pleasant Hope Pirates vs. Ash Grove Pirates
The Pleasant Hope Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Ash Grove Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pleasant Hope will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Wheatland out 3-1.
Meanwhile, Ash Grove can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Lockwood 13-0. The victory was nothing new for Ash Grove as they're now sitting on three straight.
Bryce Davis was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Mullins, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Burks, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Pleasant Hope's record now sits at 7-9. As for Ash Grove, their record now sits at 10-4.
Pleasant Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Ash Grove in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 11-10. Will Pleasant Hope repeat their success, or does Ash Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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