The Perkins Pirates will challenge the South Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Perkins came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-3 to Bellevue. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Redmen: they've now lost four in a row.
Perkins saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alanya Wade, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, South Central posted their closest win since April 2nd on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Plymouth 2-1.
Viola Culler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Culler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaida Myers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
South Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
South Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Perkins, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Everything went Perkins' way against South Central when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Perkins made off with a 19-4 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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