The South Greene Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Hampton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, South Greene came up short against Claiborne and fell 10-7. The Rebels have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Zach Mason was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Mason wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Kinser, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Another was Maddux Brown, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hampton). They put the hurt on Cloudland with a sharp 36-0 victory on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
South Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Hampton, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
South Greene couldn't quite get it done against Hampton when the teams last played back in March as they fell 4-1. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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