Baseball Preview: Person Rockets vs. Williams Bulldogs
The Person Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Williams Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Person is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Person had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against South Granville.
Ian Downey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Braden Clayton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Williams had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Rockets.
Tate Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dan Mahan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Vince Coker, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Person's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Williams, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Person came up short against Williams in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 5-1. Can Person avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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