The Pickens Dragons will face off against the Campbell Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pickens barely beat White County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Dragons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The Dragons have beaten the Warriors the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Campbell got the win against South Cobb on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-3.
Charlotte Keib was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper MacDonald, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Campbell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .719. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Cobb only posted an OBP of .350.
Campbell's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Pickens, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Pickens came out on top in a nail-biter against Campbell when the teams last played back in August of 2019, sneaking past 12-11. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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