The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out to square off against the Pisgah Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Smoky Mountain has given up an average of 11.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Smoky Mountain came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Murphy, falling 12-2. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Smoky Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mica Tiger-Harlan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pisgah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Brevard.
Smoky Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Pisgah, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Smoky Mountain couldn't quite get it done against Pisgah in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 6-2. Can Smoky Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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