Recap: Cottondale Hornets vs. Ponce De Leon Pirates
Cottondale came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Ponce De Leon Pirates by a score of 11-6. That's more bragging rights for Cottondale, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Blake Curci looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cottondale got a massive performance out of Doug Pippin, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cameron Odom, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Ponce De Leon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Flynn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ponce De Leon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cottondale pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Ponce De Leon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cottondale will challenge Lafayette at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cottondale's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lafayette's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ponce De Leon, they will head out on the road to take on Poplar Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poplar Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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