Baseball Game Preview: Fayette Ware Wildcats vs. Middleton Tigers

Wildcats

Runs

04/01/25 @ Germantown	17
03/27/25 vs Memphis Central	5
03/26/25 vs Freedom Prep Academy	16
03/25/25 @ Memphis Central	6
03/22/25 @ Bradford	2
+ 2 more games

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Fayette Ware Wildcats take on Middleton Tigers at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday. Fayette Ware is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Fayette Ware was handed a 12-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past Germantown 17-16. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Fayette Ware saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kee, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. What's more, Kee posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Landon Holden also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Fayette Ware was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Middleton lost 11-3 to Halls on Tuesday. Middleton hasn't had much luck with Halls recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

Middleton's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Fayette Ware, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-4.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fayette Ware has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Middleton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.