The Spring Hill Bears will head out to square off against the Mountain Pine Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Spring Hill will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Spring Hill beat Hope 13-9.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pine hadn't done well against Magnet Cove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Panthers. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Mountain Pine let Cale Slaten and Aidan Putman run wild. Slaten went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Putman went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two doubles gave Slaten a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jace Beals, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Mountain Pine pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Spring Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Spring Hill skirted past Mountain Pine 8-7 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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