The Scott Central Rebels will face off against the Noxapater Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Scott Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Noxapater will come in with four straight wins.
Pelahatchie hit Scott Central with a five-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rebels came up short against the Chiefs, falling 9-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Noxapater). They put the hurt on Sebastopol with a sharp 19-8 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Hayes Rushing and Logan Sanborn were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Rushing struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Sanborn struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Rushing has posted since back in February of 2025. At bat, Rushing got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three RBI and one run, while Sanborn got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Trent Roark was a standout: he got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Reynolds, who got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
Scott Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Noxapater, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Scott Central might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from Noxapater when the teams last played back in February. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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