The Massac County Patriots will face off against the Festus Tigers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Massac County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pope County with a sharp 20-0 win. The Patriots have beaten the Pirates the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Festus hadn't done well against Valle Catholic recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Warriors. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jackson Ijames was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Good, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Festus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .576 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
The victory got Massac County back to even at 2-2. As for Festus, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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