Mooreville is 8-2 against Alcorn Central since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mooreville Troopers will head out on the road to take on the Alcorn Central Bears at 12:00 p.m. Mooreville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Alcorn Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mooreville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Alcorn Central 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mooreville.
For Alcorn Central's part, Andrew Williams put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Williams wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Miller, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mooreville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Alcorn Central, their loss dropped their record down to 17-16.
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