The Sulligent Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Berry Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sulligent has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Berry will arrive with three straight victories.
Sulligent lost 8-1 to Pickens Academy on Monday.
Berry hadn't beaten Sulligent on the road since April 14, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Blue Devils 10-8.
Gage Hill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Berry is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Hill was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Lake Norris was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. John Wesley Scarbrough was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Sulligent's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Berry, their record is now 10-7.
Sulligent couldn't quite finish off Berry when the teams last played on Friday and fell 10-8. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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