Pepperell has gone 9-1 against Haralson County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pepperell Dragons will face off against the Haralson County Rebels at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pepperell's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Bremen with a sharp 13-0 win.
Pepperell got a great performance from Cade Middleton as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Middleton has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
JP Kilgo
| 03/07/25 @ Bremen | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Woodland | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Cedartown | 3 |
| 02/18/25 @ Crawford County | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Bremen | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on JP Kilgo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Pepperell's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ayden Frazier, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pepperell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Haralson County made sure to put some runs up on the board against White Plains on Friday. Everything went Haralson County's way against White Plains as Haralson County made off with a 12-1 victory.
Haralson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. Pepperell's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-5.
Pepperell was able to grind out a solid victory over Haralson County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pepperell 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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