Baseball Preview: McIntosh Chiefs vs. Cartersville Hurricanes
The McIntosh Chiefs will head out on the road to face off against the Cartersville Hurricanes at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McIntosh comes in on nine and Cartersville on ten.
Last Thursday, McIntosh had just enough and edged Pike County out 6-4.
Connor Soper made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Soper has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Soper was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, John Peters looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Reece Pafford was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Olivarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cartersville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Dalton as Cartersville made off with a 7-1 win.
McIntosh's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Cartersville, their record is now 17-3.
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