The Forrest County Agricultural Aggies will challenge the Perry Central Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Forrest County Agricultural managed to slip by Columbia the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Forrest County Agricultural came up short against Columbia on Friday, falling 12-5. The Aggies' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Landen Grice made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Evan Mclemore also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Perry Central never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lamar Christian on Friday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 10-3 victory.
Austin Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only three hits, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kameron Moody was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. Perry Central is 2-1 when Moody posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ethan Martin, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Forrest County Agricultural's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Perry Central, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Everything went Forrest County Agricultural's way against Perry Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Forrest County Agricultural made off with a 12-1 victory. Will Forrest County Agricultural repeat their success, or does Perry Central has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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