The Pike Road Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Central Red Devils at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Pike Road proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Park Crossing, sneaking past 5-3. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won seven in a row.
Hunter Matthes
| 03/29/25 @ Trinity Presbyterian | 2 |
| 03/22/25 vs Central | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Calvary Christian | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Park Crossing | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Piedmont | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Hunter Matthes looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has become a key player for Pike Road: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-17 otherwise.
At the plate, Pike Road saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Morton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pike Road kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Central came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-10 victory over the Tigers.
Pike Road's record is now 10-17. As for Central, their record now sits at 23-7.
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