South Pittsburg entered their tilt with Grundy County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grundy County Yellowjackets on Thursday and snuck past 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Pittsburg also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Luke Rector made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Rector has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rector was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Zach Tierney was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
South Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Grundy County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13-1.
South Pittsburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat vs. Hixson on the 19th. As for Grundy County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Cascade at 6:30 p.m.
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