Alcorn Central is 10-0 against Falkner since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Alcorn Central Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Falkner Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Alcorn Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Alcorn Central suffered a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Milan.
Alcorn Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitchell Tucker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Falkner had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with an 11-3 win. The result was nothing new for Falkner, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Alcorn Central has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Falkner, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Alcorn Central's way against Falkner in their previous meeting back in February as Alcorn Central made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alcorn Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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