The Peach County Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Peach County has nine straight wins, Monroe has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Peach County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Academy for Classical Education, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Everything went Peach County's way against Academy for Classical Education on Wednesday as Peach County made off with an 11-1 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Jackson Peavy tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Torin Helms
| 03/12/25 vs Academy for Classical Education | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Luella | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Academy for Classical Education | 2 |
| 03/29/24 vs Jackson | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Academy for Classical Education | 1 |
On the hitting side, Peach County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Torin Helms, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Helms a new career-high.
Peach County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .529 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Monroe came up short against Peach County on Tuesday, falling 12-2.
Peach County's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Friday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Peach County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .521. However, it's not like Monroe struggles in that department as they've averaged .491. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Peach County took their victory against Monroe in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peach County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
