Baseball Recap: Allatoona comes up short despite Marshall Stone's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 7:55pm

Baseball Recap: Allatoona Buccaneers vs. Pope Greyhounds

Allatoona and Pope squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Allatoona had to settle for second. They lost 11-2 to the Pope Greyhounds. Allatoona has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Allatoona got a good showing from Marshall Stone, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Allatoona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Perkins, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Perkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Allatoona's loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Pope, their win bumped their record up to an identical 21-12.

Allatoona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pope, they will take on East Paulding on Wednesday. Pope's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so East Paulding's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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