Dragons
| 02/18/25 @ Crawford County | 8 |
| 02/17/25 @ Callaway | 6 |
| 02/14/25 vs Bowdon | 13 |
| 02/13/25 vs Rockmart | 7 |
| 02/10/25 @ Adairsville | 9 |
The Pepperell Dragons will take on the North Murray Mountaineers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pepperell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
If Pepperell beats North Murray with eight runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pepperell beat Crawford County on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Cade Middleton looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Those no hits gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Madoc Garcia was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was JP Kilgo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pepperell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Murray was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Gilmer.
Leonardo Hernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Anthony Skojac was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Pepperell pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for North Murray, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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