The Berry Wildcats will face off against the Pickens Academy Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Monday, Berry came up short against Lamar County and fell 9-5.
Ace Norris was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Norris was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Norris wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Shaun Waltrip, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another was John Wesley Scarbrough, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Pickens Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They fell just short of Lynn by a score of 3-2.
Berry dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pickens Academy, they now also have a losing record of 1-2.
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