Baseball Preview: Paxton Bobcats vs. Cottondale Hornets
The Paxton Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Cottondale Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Paxton knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Cottondale likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Paxton gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They beat West Florida Baptist Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-0.
Noah Morgan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morgan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Collin Stewart was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Dawson Nelson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cottondale unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Arnold by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Cottondale couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cottondale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Speers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Paxton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Cottondale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Paxton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cottondale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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