Mortimer Jordan waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Pinson Valley Indians 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Mortimer Jordan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mortimer Jordan's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Funderburk, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Pinson Valley's side, Jamison Green put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). Green was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Michael Moses made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Mortimer Jordan pushed their record up to 16-14-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Pinson Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 17 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-20 record this season.
Mortimer Jordan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pinson Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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