St. Stanislaus entered their tilt with Poplarville with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Poplarville Hornets 6-5. That's more bragging rights for St. Stanislaus, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gabe Podlin looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jeremy Mares, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Wiley Mossy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Poplarville's side, Preston Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Keys, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Stanislaus has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Poplarville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.
St. Stanislaus will head out on the road to square off against Petal at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Petal is on a five-game streak of home wins, St. Stanislaus a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Poplarville will take on West Marion at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Marion will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Poplarville surely won't give up without a fight.
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