The McMichael Phoenix will challenge the Rockingham County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with McMichael sitting on five straight wins and Rockingham County on four.
On Tuesday, McMichael beat Walkertown 4-1.
Meanwhile, Rockingham County put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bartlett Yancey a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Gauge Rakestraw and Hudson Deel did most of the damage at the plate: Rakestraw went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double, while Deel went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Levi Dixon was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three runs.
Rockingham County's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for McMichael, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
McMichael came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockingham County in their previous meeting on April 3rd, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Phoenix repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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