The Holmes County Blue Devils will square off against the Liberty County Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holmes County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Holmes County will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Tift County on Thursday. Holmes County put the hurt on Tift County with a sharp 15-4 win. The result was nothing new for Holmes County, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Holmes County let Colby Powell and Bryant Mathis run wild. Powell scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mathis scored a run while going 2-for-4. Egan Segers was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Holmes County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Liberty County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Blountstown.
Charlie Sanders made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Holmes 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 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Liberty County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Holmes County came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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