Greene County came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Moss Point Tigers as they made off with a 12-5 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-1 last Tuesday.
Cole Helton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs but no hits. What's more, he gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Greene County: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
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In other batting news, Greene County got a massive performance out of Brody Turner, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Turner a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Jones, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
Greene County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 11.
Greene County pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Moss Point, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Greene County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Moss Point: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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