The Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pope County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Galatia/Thompsonville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Galatia/Thompsonville can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match last Thursday. They put the hurt on Norris City-Omaha-Enfield with a sharp 10-2 victory.
AJ Downing spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Eli Hankins was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Jenkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pope County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 8-1 defeat to Gallatin County might stick with them for a while.
Galatia/Thompsonville's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Pope County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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