With a playoff game on the line, Poplarville rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Forrest County Agricultural Aggies. The victory was familiar territory for Poplarville who now have three in a row.
Emile Pace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pace was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Poplarville let Brock Sheppard and Preston Smith loose on the outfield. Sheppard went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Keys, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On Forrest County Agricultural's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Anderson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Poplarville's win bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Forrest County Agricultural, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Poplarville by a score of 8-6.
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