The Holmes County Blue Devils will challenge the Vernon Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vernon will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Holmes County extended their winning streak to four on Thursday. The Blue Devils' pitcher stepped up to hand Chipley an 11-0 shutout. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Holmes County got a massive performance out of Tristan King, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most hits King has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Aiden Justice, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Holmes County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .423 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Vernon walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 11-1 win on Monday. The Yellowjackets haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Colton Glover, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Vernon is undefeated when Glover posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-16 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Small, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Holmes County's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-16.
Vernon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Holmes County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .379. It's a different story for Vernon, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Holmes County's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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