For the second straight game, Pass Christian will face off against Poplarville. Pass Christian will host Poplarville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Pass Christian will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Poplarville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pass Christian walked away with a 4-1 win over Poplarville on Friday. The game was the first time the Pirates have beaten the Hornets on their field since March 27, 2015.
For Poplarville's part, they got a good showing from Luke Sones, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Sones a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, Brock Sheppard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Pass Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. Poplarville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
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