Reidsville is 0-10 against McMichael since April of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Reidsville Rams will welcome the McMichael Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Reidsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Triad Baptist Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout on Friday. With that win, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Not much got past Lucas Gengler, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Triad Baptist Christian Academy off the board. Gengler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Dakota Petty was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He also put up three RBI, which were his first of the season.
Reidsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, McMichael had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 10-0. Considering the Phoenix have won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
McMichael's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Reidsville, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Reidsville couldn't quite get it done against McMichael in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can Reidsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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