The Alcorn Central Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Mooreville Troopers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alcorn Central is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Alcorn Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Nettleton on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Andrew Williams was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Williams was even better at the plate, firing off three home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mitchell Tucker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mooreville was able to grind out a solid victory over Choctaw County on Friday, taking the game 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mooreville.
Alcorn Central has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Mooreville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Alcorn Central might still be hurting after the 19-9 loss they got from Mooreville when the teams last played back in February. Can Alcorn Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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