The Bleckley County Royals will take on the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bleckley County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Savannah Country Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bleckley County's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Washington County hitters got past them. Bleckley County took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington County on Friday. The Royals' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day won against Long County last Friday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Savannah Country Day narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Metter 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Savannah Country Day saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Mckinney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Chris Wynn also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Bleckley County's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Savannah Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
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