South Pittsburg and Sequatchie County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The South Pittsburg Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Sequatchie County Indians at 5:30 p.m. South Pittsburg will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, South Pittsburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Lookout Valley as South Pittsburg made off with a 10-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Pittsburg considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kamden Wellington made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wellington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wellington was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake McGullion, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Luke Rector was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sequatchie County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Marion County by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Sequatchie County has lost by just one run.
South Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Sequatchie County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
South Pittsburg suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Sequatchie County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will South Pittsburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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