The Miller County Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Bainbridge Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Miller County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Miller County and Randolph-Clay, and Miller County kept the tradition alive. The Pirates put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 15-0 win on Tuesday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Brayden Horn
| 04/15/25 vs Randolph-Clay | 11 |
| 04/01/25 vs Baconton Charter | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Southwest Georgia STEM Charter | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Terrell County | 15 |
Brayden Horn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Cooper Coronado was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Thomas Cook was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Miller County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge came up short against Colquitt County on Monday and fell 9-6.
Miller County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bainbridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.
Miller County took their victory against Bainbridge when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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