The Pinson Valley Indians will venture away from home to take on the Douglas Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pinson Valley is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ramsay.
Justice Lockwood
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Justice Lockwood was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Nathan Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Adam Taylor, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Douglas came up short against Brewer on Tuesday, falling 12-4.
Pinson Valley's record now sits at 0-2. As for Douglas, their record is now 1-1.
Pinson Valley couldn't quite finish off Douglas when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can Pinson Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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