Baseball Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Mooreville Troopers
Alcorn Central is 2-8 against Mooreville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Alcorn Central Bears will be playing at home against the Mooreville Troopers at 12:00 p.m.
Alcorn Central heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Thursday. They fell just short of Mooreville by a score of 2-1. Alcorn Central's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Andrew Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Williams wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Miller, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Alcorn Central's loss dropped their record down to 17-16. As for Mooreville, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-8.
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