For the second straight game, Corner will face off against Springville. The Yellow Jackets will square off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Corner is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Springville by a score of 4-2.
For Springville's part, Carter Samuelson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Samuelson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Springville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Conner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Jacob Bailey was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Springville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Corner, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
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