With a playoff game on the line, Pope rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Allatoona Buccaneers by a score of 6-1. This was a revenge matchup for Pope, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-2 defeat when these two played on Thursday.
For Allatoona's part, Cooper Underwood was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Underwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allatoona saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Reynolds, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Pope's win bumped their record up to 20-12. As for Allatoona, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pope beat Allatoona by a score of 11-2.
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