The Pope County Pirates will head out to square off against the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Pope County came up short against Carrier Mills-Stonefort and fell 4-1. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ian Bremer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 20-9 to Hardin County.
Conner Graves and Javan Garrett did some serious damage despite the final result: Graves went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Garrett went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Sexton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Pope County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Pope County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Pope County keep running through batters, or will the Fighting Cardinals buck the trend?
Pope County took their win against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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