The Mount Olive Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the West Lincoln Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Olive has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mount Olive lost 16-6 to Bogue Chitto on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
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Haiden Payne made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zavion Griffin, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one triple.
Meanwhile, West Lincoln came into Tuesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Salem with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday.
Ben Segrest spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of West Lincoln's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 1-11 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Waldrop, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Mount Olive's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for West Lincoln, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-12.
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