For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Appling County and Pierce County meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Pirates fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.

Pirates
| 03/17/26 vs Pierce County | 1-3 |
| 03/13/26 vs Cook | 10-6 |
| 03/13/26 vs Cook | 2-1 |
| 03/10/26 @ Cook | 9-5 |
| 03/06/26 vs Wayne County | 6-11 |
With the defeat, Appling County broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-8. As for Pierce County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
While Appling County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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