The South Pontotoc Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Bruce Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Pontotoc took on Ripley on Tuesday. The Cougars fell 7-4 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Bruce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 12-4 to Strayhorn.
Jaten Tunnell made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Hillhouse, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Bruce's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for South Pontotoc, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
South Pontotoc got the 'W' in their previous meeting two weeks ago against Bruce by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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