For the second straight game, Park Crossing will face off against Pike Road. The Thunderbirds will head out to square off against the Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Park Crossing has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Park Crossing is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 24 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Pike Road on Tuesday. They lost 13-2 to the Patriots. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost six in a row.
For Pike Road's part, Hudson Franks looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Hunter Morton and Coleman Stabler did most of the damage at the plate: Morton scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Stabler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Quinton Robinson was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Pike Road was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Pike Road's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-18. As for Park Crossing, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
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