The Sikeston Bulldogs will face off against the Perryville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sikeston made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Marion, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Perryville got themselves on the board against Windsor on Thursday, but Windsor never followed suit. They came out on top against the Owls by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
The result came thanks to Troy O'Keefe's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Perryville is undefeated when O'Keefe posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Dalton Fritsche was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Waylon Huber was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Perryville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Sikeston, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything went Sikeston's way against Perryville in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, as Sikeston made off with a 15-6 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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