The Poplar Bluff Mules will venture away from home to challenge the East Carter Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Poplar Bluff is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Poplar Bluff is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Jackson on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Fighting Indians. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Mules were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, East Carter scored first but ultimately less than Van Buren in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 11-10.
Anna Crowley and Mykencie Hutchison stepped up to the plate in a big way. Crowley scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Hutchison scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. What's more, Hutchison also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kadence Newton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, East Carter hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Poplar Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for East Carter, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Poplar Bluff beat East Carter 8-4 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poplar Bluff since the squad 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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