The Moody Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the McAdory Yellowjackets at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Moody's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so McAdory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Moody is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Clair County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fighting Saints by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, McAdory made easy work of Westminster School at Oak Mountain on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Sawyer Pearsall, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for McAdory: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caleb Reed, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Moody's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 16-5. As for McAdory, their record now sits at 10-12.
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