The South Decatur Cougars will take on the Tri Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Decatur is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
South Decatur and North Decatur faced off in a cross-town battle on Saturday. The Cougars took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
South Decatur saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corey Nugent, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Tri was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 14-4 to Winchester Community.
South Decatur's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10. As for Tri, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18-1.
South Decatur took their win against Tri in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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