South Decatur dropped their record down to 7-10 on Saturday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Decatur Chargers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chargers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 on Wednesday.
South Decatur saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corey Nugent, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for North Decatur, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On North Decatur's side, Matthew Fields was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Fields has become a key player for the Chargers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Downey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
South Decatur and North Decatur are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Cougars will take on Tri at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Titans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.19 runs per game on average), something South Decatur will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Decatur, they will challenge Jac-Cen-Del at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Chargers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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