The Greene County Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the East Central Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Greene County came up short against Forrest County Agricultural and fell 9-5. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah McLeod was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run. Brody Jones was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for East Central, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Long Beach a 3-0 shutout on Friday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.
Not much got past Porter Martin, who gave up just four hits to keep Long Beach off the board. Martin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Cripps, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Brody Long also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Greene County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for East Central, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Greene County suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to East Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Greene County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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