The Statesboro Blue Devils will square off against the Bryan County Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Statesboro took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against South Effingham, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Statesboro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over South Effingham on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Blue Devils as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Bryan County got themselves on the board against Claxton on Friday, but Claxton never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Redskins have won six contests by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Ennis made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gunner Ennis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Krish Patel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Bryan County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bryan County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. Statesboro's win bumped their record up to 6-10.
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