The Allatoona Buccaneers will head out to face off against the Southeast Whitfield County Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Allatoona has five straight wins, Southeast Whitfield County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Allatoona is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Southeast Whitfield County on Tuesday as Allatoona made off with a 17-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Anthony Planeta was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Paul, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Allatoona always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Allatoona's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southeast Whitfield County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Southeast Whitfield County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Allatoona has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .456. It's a different story for Southeast Whitfield County, though, as they've only averaged .342. Will they be able to contain Allatoona's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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