The UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs will take on the Thompson Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. UMS-Wright Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Thompson will come in with three straight victories.
UMS-Wright Prep is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 20, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Hueytown, falling 8-2.
Andy Purvis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, UMS-Wright Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Manning Amorde, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Jeff Holston also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Thompson sidestepped Oxford for a 5-4 win.
Cooper Mills was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Ma'Kale Holden, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Thompson pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for UMS-Wright Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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