Baseball Preview: Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats vs. Pope County Pirates
Galatia/Thompsonville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Pope County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Galatia/Thompsonville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Galatia/Thompsonville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Crab Orchard.
AJ Downing made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Downing was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Kael Krelo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Meanwhile, neither Pope County nor Galatia/Thompsonville could gain the upper hand last Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Galatia/Thompsonville's win bumped their record up to 7-4-2. Pope County's draw gives them a new season record of 1-6-1.
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