The Rural Retreat Indians will challenge the Patrick Henry Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Rural Retreat nor Patrick Henry posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Thursday, Rural Retreat didn't have quite enough to beat Holston and fell 3-1. The Indians have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Honaker 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rebels have posted against the Tigers since April 24, 2023.
Patrick Henry has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rural Retreat, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Rural Retreat was able to grind out a solid win over Patrick Henry in their previous matchup back in April, winning 7-2. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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