Poplar Springs is 2-7 against Altha since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Poplar Springs Atomics will be staying on the road to face off against the Altha Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. Poplar Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Poplar Springs gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over Wewahitchka.
Landen Gammons made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Gammons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Baron Hall was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Brayson Blanton was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Altha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of Wakulla Christian School.
Poplar Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Altha, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Poplar Springs suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Altha in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Altha's Riley Rowe, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Poplar Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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