Baseball Game Preview: Miller County Pirates vs. Baconton Charter Blazers

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2025, 3:12am

Baseball Preview: Miller County Pirates vs. Baconton Charter Blazers

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Miller County is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Baconton Charter is on an 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Miller County will host Baconton Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Miller County 2.7, Baconton Charter 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Miller County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Schley County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Miller County was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Schley County on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

Thomas Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Cook was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and one double while going 3-for-5. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.

Tucker Clay

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/26/25 @ Schley County2
03/25/25 vs Southwest Georgia STEM Charter1
03/25/25 vs Southwest Georgia STEM Charter1
03/19/25 vs Bainbridge1
03/14/25 @ Terrell County1

In other batting news, Tucker Clay was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Brayden Horn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Miller County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Baconton Charter won against Valwood on Wednesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Baconton Charter beat Deerfield-Windsor by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.

Miller County's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Baconton Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.

Miller County might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Baconton Charter when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Miller County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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