The Pope County Pirates will head out to square off against the Crab Orchard Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pope County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Galatia/Thompsonville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 6-4 on Friday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pope County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Presser, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Bella Fasolo was another, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Cougars 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jada Burnett-Hatton spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Glover, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Cook, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Crab Orchard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crab Orchard's record now sits at 19-1. As for Pope County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Pope County suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Crab Orchard when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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