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| 02/27/23 - Home | 7-9 L |
| 04/16/21 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 03/15/19 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 02/27/19 - Home | 14-2 W |
| 03/15/18 - Away | 9-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pearl and Florence are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The Pirates will challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pearl is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Pearl came up short against Brandon on Friday, falling 13-5. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Lilly Byrd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and 11 unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Pearl saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jessica Jenkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another was Ainsley Roberts, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Florence waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Cobras. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Florence's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Pearl, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Pearl couldn't quite finish off Florence in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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