The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will square off against the West Marion Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pearl River Central will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Pearl River Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Terry with a sharp 17-2 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but West Marion ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Perry Central by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted against the Bulldogs since March 10, 2018.
Kolby Stringer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Sam Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Stringer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Albritton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. That stolen base was Albritton's first of the season.
West Marion is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. Pearl River Central's win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Pearl River Central beat West Marion 9-6 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Pearl River Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Marion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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