The South Pittsburg Pirates will challenge the North Sand Mountain Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While South Pittsburg's win against Moore County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. South Pittsburg never let Moore County get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
South Pittsburg's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Fults, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Sand Mountain came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 15-4 win. Considering the Bison have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mikey Poss was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Keller, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
North Sand Mountain pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for South Pittsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
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