Rockmart has won four straight games at home, while Union County has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Yellowjackets will host the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Rockmart is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Sonoraville get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Union County challenged Andrews on Monday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Wildcats. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Tyler Richards looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maddox Patton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Union County: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hudson Collins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Union County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrews only posted an OBP of .357.
Rockmart is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Union County, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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