South Pittsburg blew Sale Creek out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Sale Creek got their revenge. The Pirates fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Pirates have suffered since March 27th.

Ryder Hibbs
05/09/25 @ Sale Creek | 2 |
04/17/25 @ Grundy County | 2 |
03/24/25 vs Pisgah | 2 |
04/28/25 vs Van Buren County | 1 |
04/18/25 vs Grundy County | 1 |
+ 1 more games |
Ryder Hibbs was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for South Pittsburg: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 9-17 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Blevins, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
South Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Sale Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
As of now, neither South Pittsburg nor Sale Creek have any future games scheduled.
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