The Holmes County Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Cottondale Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holmes County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Monday, Holmes County got the win against Franklin County by a conclusive 10-3.
Nate Conner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Conner was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Lumpkin, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Faircloth, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cottondale suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Slocomb on Monday.
Wyatt Speers was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Holmes County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Cottondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Holmes County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cottondale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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