The Ponce De Leon Pirates will head out to take on the Cottondale Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ponce De Leon has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Ponce De Leon fell victim to Kinston and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Bulldogs. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cottondale came up short against Paxton on Tuesday and fell 7-4. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cottondale saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chrishaunna Dawson, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Dawson launched this season.
Ponce De Leon now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Cottondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ponce De Leon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cottondale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ponce De Leon beat Cottondale 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Ponce De Leon repeat their success, or does Cottondale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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