The Pinecrest Patriots will square off against the Myers Park Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pinecrest 2.9, Myers Park 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pinecrest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jack Britt just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Pinecrest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Chopping, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Myers Park entered their tilt with West Mecklenburg on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Hawks 17-3. The Mustangs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on CHACE BLACKMON, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of THOMAS JOKINEN, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Myers Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pinecrest's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-2. As for Myers Park, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
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