Atkinson County is on a five-game streak of home losses, Turner County a ten-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Atkinson County Rebels will take on the Turner County Titans at 4:30 p.m. in Friday's first game. Atkinson County will be strutting in after a win while Turner County will be coming in after a loss.
While Atkinson County has not struggled against Pelham recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Atkinson County put the hurt on Pelham with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Tyler Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. TyQuavious Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Turner County fell victim to a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Atkinson County on Tuesday.
Turner County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Joiner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Whiddon, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
The win got Atkinson County back to even at 12-12. As for Turner County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Everything went Atkinson County's way against Turner County in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Atkinson County made off with a 16-3 victory. Does Atkinson County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Turner County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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