The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets will head out to square off against the Perry Commodores at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pandora-Gilboa hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Jefferson hit Pandora-Gilboa with a four-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets came up short against the Wildcats, falling 11-2.
Pandora-Gilboa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was G Kempf, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Perry and Allen East, and Perry kept the tradition alive. The Commodores had just enough and edged out the Mustangs 11-9.
Hunter Scott made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Landon Cockerell was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tate Essex, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Perry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Pandora-Gilboa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Pandora-Gilboa came up short against Perry when the teams last played back in May of 2015, falling 7-3. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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