The Armuchee Indians will venture away from home to take on the Pepperell Dragons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Armuchee will be strutting in after a victory while Pepperell will be coming in after a loss.
Armuchee will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Chattooga, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Armuchee put the hurt on Chattooga with a sharp 8-1 win on Thursday. Armuchee might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pepperell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against North Murray, falling 8-0.
Armuchee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Pepperell, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Armuchee took their win against Pepperell in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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