The Pope County Pirates will play host again on Friday to welcome the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pope County will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Carrier Mills-Stonefort last Thursday. Pope County blew past Carrier Mills-Stonefort 9-1.
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They never let Vienna onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Scout Hudgens made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hudgens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hudgens was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Hudgens wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landen Butler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Peyton Foster was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pope County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7-1 record this season. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
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