Pearce is 0-3 against Boyd since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pearce Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Boyd Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Pearce is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Pearce is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Lamar by a score of 6-2.
AJ Ripley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Natanael Melendez, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Kinder, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Boyd won against Hebron on Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Boyd sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Hebron. That's two games straight that Boyd has won by exactly two runs.
Pearce is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 23-14 record this season. As for Boyd, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-13-2.
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