The Massac County Patriots will take on the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Massac County never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Pinckneyville last Tuesday. They walked away with a 14-10 victory over the Panthers. With that win, Massac County brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Preston Summers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Summers was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zach Maurer was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Luke Maurer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rock Island 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Plains.
Charlie Severino was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Green, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Massac County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pleasant Plains, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Massac County couldn't quite finish off Pleasant Plains in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Massac County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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