Pinson Valley is 0-6 against Homewood since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pinson Valley Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Homewood Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Pinson Valley beat Southeastern 9-6.
Jaylon Sharpe made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Sharpe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Moses, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Justice Lockwood, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homewood had just enough and edged Sardis out 4-2 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Homewood.
Pinson Valley's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Homewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Pinson Valley came up short against Homewood in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Pinson Valley, Meyer Wolnek (who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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