Tri-County Academy has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Purvis has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Tri-County Academy Rebels will welcome the Purvis Tornadoes at 2:30 p.m. Purvis took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tri-County Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Tri-County Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over St. Joseph Catholic. The three-run effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Purvis is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Oak Forest Academy. Purvis came up short against Oak Forest Academy, falling 10-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Tornadoes couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jacob Parker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Purvis moved to 12-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-County Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
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