Plainview is 9-1 against Crossville since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Plainview Bears will look to defend their home field against the Crossville Lions at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plainview has four straight wins, Crossville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Boaz typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Plainview proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Pirates.
Trey Rutledge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Plainview's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Payne, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Crossville had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Asbury on Monday.
Plainview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Crossville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-21-1.
Plainview took their victory against Crossville in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 19-0. Does Plainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crossville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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