The Alcorn Central Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Pine Grove Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Alcorn Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Mantachie on Friday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Jackson Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayse Johnson, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits Johnson has posted since back in April of 2024. Carter Tucker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Alcorn Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while Pine Grove put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Hickory Flat. Pine Grove didn't even let Hickory Flat on the board, marking Pine Grove's second-straight 16-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won three matchups in a row.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Pine Grove, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Alcorn Central suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Pine Grove when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Alcorn Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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