The Colquitt County Packers will venture away from home to face off against the Pike County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Colquitt County sitting on three straight victories and Pike County on six.
On Thursday, Colquitt County beat Cairo 8-3.
Meanwhile, Pike County hadn't done well against Ola recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Pirates came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted against the Mustangs since February 15, 2022.
Colquitt County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pike County, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Colquitt County might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Pike County when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can the Packers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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