The Mount Olive Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Magee Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Olive has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mount Olive came up short against East Marion last Friday, falling 14-1. The Pirates have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Magee came up short against Seminary on Friday and fell 9-6.
Magee saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Chafin, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Chafin's first of the season. Ian Griffith was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Mount Olive now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Magee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Mount Olive suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Magee in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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