Baseball Preview: Pine Forest Eagles vs. Milton Panthers
The Pine Forest Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Milton Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Pine Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Booker T. Washington and fell 3-2.
Bryant Mason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Xavier Taylor was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Swiers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pine Forest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Milton was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Jay on Thursday. Milton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jay 6-4. The victory was just what Milton needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior game.
Drake Densman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Cade Burdette was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Pine Forest has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Milton, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Pine Forest might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Milton in their previous meeting back in March. Can Pine Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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