Mt. Zion can bid farewell to their 21-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Wednesday. They blew past the Stone Mountain Pirates 15-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Mt. Zion let Nick Pearson and Christian Hurt run wild. Pearson went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Hurt went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave Hurt a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Arthur King, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Mt. Zion's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Stone Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Zion is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will square off against Luella at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Zion is facing Luella at the right time seeing as Luella is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Stone Mountain, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedar Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cedar Grove has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.75 runs per game on average), something Stone Mountain will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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