The Massac County Patriots will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Murphysboro Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Massac County will be strutting in after a victory while Murphysboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Massac County had just enough and edged Herrin out 5-3.
Preston Summers made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Summers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Summers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Luke Maurer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro fell victim to Carterville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Murphysboro's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Massac County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Murphysboro, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-11.
Massac County came out on top in a nail-biter against Murphysboro in their previous matchup last Monday, sneaking past 7-5. Will Massac County repeat their success, or does Murphysboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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