The Enterprise Yellowjackets will square off against the Pearl Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Enterprise: 3.6, Pearl: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Enterprise is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lawrence County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-5.
Piper Martin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Terra Vining was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pearl had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-4. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Pearl pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Enterprise, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Enterprise skirted past Pearl 8-6 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Enterprise repeat their success, or does Pearl have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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