The Southwest Guilford Cowboys are taking a road trip to face off against the Corinth Holders Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwest Guilford's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Corinth Holders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Southwest Guilford fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Ragsdale on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cowboys have suffered since April 16, 2024.
Southwest Guilford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Sutherland, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders entered their tilt with South Garner on Thursday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Titans 19-0. Give the Pirates' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Corinth Holders pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 8.0 runs this season. As for Southwest Guilford, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 13-4.
Southwest Guilford came out on top in a nail-biter against Corinth Holders in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Cowboys repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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