The St. Joseph Central Irish will square off against the Wirt County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, St. Joseph Central made easy work of Tolsia and carried off an 8-2 win. The Irish haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Wyatt Pence was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Runyon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Wirt County and Gilmer County, and Gilmer County kept the tradition alive. The Tigers fell just short of the Titans by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since April 16th.
Wyatt Boice made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Brody Ewing was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.
Wirt County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for St. Joseph Central, their win bumped their record up to 23-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Joseph Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wirt County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Joseph Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Wirt County in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-1. Do the Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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