The Plainview Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Southside Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Plainview, who comes in off a win.
Plainview's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cherokee County with a sharp 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 18 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Southside suffered their biggest loss since March 23rd on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Boaz. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Southside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landry Hill, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
The win made it two in a row for Plainview and bumps their season record up to 28-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Southside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-16.
Plainview got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March against Southside by a conclusive 16-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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