The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws will head out on the road to square off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Stanislaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Even though Pass Christian scored an imposing 12 runs on Saturday, St. Stanislaus still came out on top. St. Stanislaus took their contest against Pass Christian 15-12. The victory was nothing new for St. Stanislaus as they're now sitting on three straight.
Henry Nunmaker and Wiley Mossy did most of the damage at the plate: Nunmaker scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Mossy scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Mossy is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Chesley Rhodes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Poplarville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Greene County by a score of 4-3.
Poplarville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Babiowski, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Stanislaus' win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Poplarville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Stanislaus has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Poplarville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Stanislaus was able to grind out a solid victory over Poplarville when the teams last played back in April of 2015, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Poplarville's Luke Goodwin, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for St. Stanislaus to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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