Pike County is 9-1 against Abbeville since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pike County Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Abbeville Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pike County has three straight victories, Abbeville has 23 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pike County is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Elba 17-9.
Keldon Singleton made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Singleton was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Michael Gabel and Ben Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Gabel scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Patterson scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Daniel Collins, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Abbeville suffered a rough 16-6 loss at the hands of Emmanuel Christian on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Abbeville has lost by exactly ten runs.
Pike County's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for Abbeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Pike County took their victory against Abbeville when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Will Pike County repeat their success, or does Abbeville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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