Milton has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pine Forest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Forest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Milton, who comes in off a win.
Milton was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Jay on Thursday. Milton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jay 6-4. The victory was just what Milton needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior game.
Drake Densman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cade Burdette, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Booker T. Washington by a score of 3-2.
Bryant Mason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Xavier Taylor was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Swiers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pine Forest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Milton has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Everything went Milton's way against Pine Forest in their previous meeting back in March as Milton made off with a 15-2 win. Will Milton repeat their success, or does Pine Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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