Softball Recap: Pike County Has No Trouble Against Locust Grove

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

09/16/25 vs Westside	17
09/30/25 vs Rutland	15
09/16/25 vs Westside	15
08/20/25 vs McIntosh	15
09/09/25 @ Jackson	14

Pike County won the last time they faced Locust Grove and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Pirates put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering the Pirates have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

The win made it two in a row for Pike County and bumps their season record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Locust Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Coming up, Pike County will take on Rutland at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Hurricanes have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.88 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Locust Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against McDonough at 5:30 p.m. The Warhawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.72 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.