Baseball Preview: Tishomingo County Braves vs. Caledonia Cavaliers
Tishomingo County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Caledonia Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tishomingo County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kossuth on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aggies by a score of 10-9. Tishomingo County has not had much luck with Kossuth recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Jacob Hall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Caden Ham was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Caledonia put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Choctaw County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Caledonia.
Conner Black made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Black was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Bates, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tishomingo County's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Caledonia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season.
Tishomingo County couldn't quite finish off Caledonia when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Tishomingo County, Zack Gorum (who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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