Jacob Patterson turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than six strikeouts. For the year, Patterson has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.13 over 18.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.450/0.607/0.550 for 9 runs.
Patterson and Dadeville will stay at home for another game and welcome Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Dadeville will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 102 places lower in Alabama), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Patterson? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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