The Pine Grove Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Myrtle Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Grove will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Pine Grove put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Byers a 15-0 shutout. Give Pine Grove's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kollin Derrick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Derrick was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Pine Grove got a massive performance out of Brittan Fryar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Talen Wilkerson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Myrtle fell victim to a rough 15-6 loss at the hands of Potts Camp on Saturday. Myrtle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Myrtle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Pine Grove took their win against Myrtle in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 17-5. Will Pine Grove repeat their success, or does Myrtle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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