South Pike was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Franklin County Bulldogs, falling 16-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 on Thursday.
South Pike's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Franklin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6-1 record this season.
South Pike will take on Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lumberton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.63 runs per game on average), something South Pike will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Franklin County, they will challenge Bogue Chitto at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday. Franklin County's pitchers better be ready for this one: Bogue Chitto has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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