The East Paulding Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
East Paulding is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since February 21st on Tuesday. They came up short against Kennesaw Mountain, falling 14-1. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Kennesaw Mountain's part, they let Isander Poventud and Jake Phelps run wild. Poventud scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Phelps got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Phelps a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Beau Lindic, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Kennesaw Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-13.
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