Baseball Game Preview: Douglas Eagles vs. Scottsboro Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2024, 7:13am

Baseball Preview: Douglas Eagles vs. Scottsboro Wildcats

The Douglas Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Scottsboro Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Douglas has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Last Thursday, Douglas had just enough and edged Guntersville out 5-4. That's two games straight that Douglas has won by just one run.

Douglas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Walls, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Scottsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. Their rough 14-1 defeat to Arab might stick with them for a while.

Douglas' victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9-1. As for Scottsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.

Douglas suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Scottsboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Douglas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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