The Harpeth Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals at 6:00 p.m. Harpeth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Harpeth beat Hickman County 6-1.
Landen Perry and Michael Matheson were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Perry kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Matheson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Perry scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Matheson scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hayden Penrod was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-5 walloping at the hands of Lawson.
Harpeth has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went Harpeth's way against Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet when the teams last played back in March as Harpeth made off with a 12-0 win. Will Harpeth repeat their success, or does Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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