The Mt. Zion Eagles will take on the Douglas County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Zion has three straight victories, Douglas County has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Zion had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Wadley on Friday. Mt. Zion blew past Wadley 18-8. Considering the Eagles have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Douglas County fell victim to Rome and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 19-0 to the Wolves.
Douglas County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Styles Bailey, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Mt. Zion's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Mt. Zion might still be hurting after the 16-7 defeat they got from Douglas County in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Mt. Zion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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