Peach County was the 6-3 winner over Mary Persons when they last played one another in Friday's first game, but their luck changed this time around. The Peach County Trojans took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mary Persons Bulldogs in Friday's second game.
Jackson Peavy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Peach County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Hudson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Peach County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Mary Persons, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Peach County will head out on the road to square off against Academy for Classical Education at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mary Persons, they will be playing at home against Jackson at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Mary Persons is facing Jackson at the right time seeing as Jackson is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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