The Crab Orchard Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Pope County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crab Orchard is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Crab Orchard had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Galatia/Thompsonville. That's two games in a row now that Crab Orchard has lost by just one run.
Hunter Odle put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Odle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carter Watts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pope County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Egyptian with a sharp 15-0 win.
Crab Orchard's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Pope County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6-1.
Crab Orchard skirted past Pope County 4-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crab Orchard since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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