The Gentry Pioneers will be taking part in a tournament against the South Side Hornet at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gentry managed to slip by Providence Academy the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Gentry lost 11-4 to Providence Academy on Tuesday. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Side, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Des Arc on Tuesday, sneaking past 7-6. The victory continues a trend for the Hornet in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
South Side let Kai Nichols and Haze Hulse run wild. Nichols scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hulse went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was Hulse's first of the season. Brock Hayes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
South Side always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gentry fell to 3-1. As for South Side, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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