The Poteau Pirates will square off against the Cameron Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Poteau is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since March 3rd on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Muldrow 4-3.
Meanwhile, Cameron beat Red Oak 9-5 on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Jax Adcock, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last four contests. Another player making a difference was Gannon Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Poteau has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cameron, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Poteau took their victory against Cameron when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Yellow Jackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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