The Pope County Pirates will challenge the Century Centurions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pope County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Pope County came up short against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield and fell 10-5.
Ian Bremer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Century unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Massac County. The game marked the first time this year in which the Centurions were not able to get on the board.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Century, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pope County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Century struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pope County beat Century 20-17 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Centurions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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