The Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats will square off against the Cobden Appleknockers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Galatia/Thompsonville will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Galatia/Thompsonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Agape Christian with a sharp 19-7 win on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bearcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Galatia/Thompsonville let Colin Jenkins and Connor Campbell run wild. Jenkins went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Campbell went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits Jenkins has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kale Stricklin, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Galatia/Thompsonville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cobden suffered their closest loss since May 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Century by a score of 5-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Appleknockers in their meetings with the Centurions: they've now lost four in a row.
Mason Lyerla put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Cobden's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-7 when he doesn't). Lyerla was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Lyerla wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micah Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Galatia/Thompsonville pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Cobden, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Galatia/Thompsonville took their win against Cobden when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Appleknockers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
