Mountain Pine won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They suffered a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of the Episcopal Wildcats. Mountain Pine was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Episcopal apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Cale Slaten made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Mountain Pine's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Episcopal, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Mountain Pine will head out on the road to face off against Two Rivers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Pine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Episcopal, they are on the road again on Friday to play Bald Knob at 4:30 p.m.
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