After three games on the road, Pickens is heading back home. They will host the North Murray Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pickens will be strutting in after a win while North Murray will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Pickens needed a bit of extra time to put away Lumpkin County. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, North Murray didn't have quite enough to beat Johns Creek on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Murray saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadence Mulkey, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Kylie Corbin also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Pickens' victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for North Murray, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pickens came out on top in a nail-biter against North Murray in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 11-9. Does Pickens have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Murray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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