The St. George's Gryphons will head out on the road to square off against the Dyer County Choctaws at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
St. George's fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against South Gibson on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 8-7.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Dyer County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Covington 5-3. The Choctaws haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Talon Messer made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Easton Ozment looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Koleman Pride, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Everett Kuykendall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Dyer County back to even at 4-4-1. As for St. George's, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
St. George's came up short against Dyer County when the teams last played back in March of 2019, falling 7-2. Can St. George's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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