The Pearl City Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Carroll Thunder at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pearl City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Pearl City will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Eastland, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Pearl City had just enough and edged Eastland out 6-5.
Jared Runkle looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Parker Allen was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Downs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Carroll is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 13-1 to Lena-Winslow on Friday.
Pearl City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for West Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything went Pearl City's way against West Carroll in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Pearl City made off with an 11-0 win. Does Pearl City have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Carroll turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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