After two games on the road, Baylor is heading back home. They will take on the South Pittsburg Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Baylor: 2.2, South Pittsburg: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Baylor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Silverdale Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Baylor was ranked fourth). Baylor fell just short of Silverdale Academy by a score of 2-0 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Baylor's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, South Pittsburg fell victim to Hixson and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Wildcats. South Pittsburg just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Baylor's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-5-1. As for South Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
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