Baseball Game Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Booneville Blue Devils

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 5:01am

Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Booneville Blue Devils

Alcorn Central has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Booneville Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Monday, Alcorn Central fell victim to a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of Walnut.

Glorianna Johnson led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Booneville's offense. They fell just short of Lewisburg by a score of 2-0 two weeks ago. The contest marked that first time this season in which Booneville was not able to get on the board.

Alcorn Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1. As for Booneville, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.

Alcorn Central might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Booneville in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Thankfully for Alcorn Central, Morgan Blythe (who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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