Baseball Game Preview: Wirt County Tigers vs. Calhoun Red Devils

Wirt County has gone 8-2 against Calhoun recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will square off against the Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Wirt County will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Gilmer County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers blew past the Titans 11-1 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Wyatt Boice

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/23/25 vs Gilmer County	4
03/19/25 @ Hannan	3
03/22/25 @ Tyler	2
03/22/25 @ Tyler	2
04/16/25 @ St. Marys	1

Wyatt Boice was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Peyton Dye was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

Ravenswood hit Calhoun with a nine-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Calhoun fell just short of Ravenswood by a score of 12-11. Calhoun has struggled against Ravenswood recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Calhoun's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Wirt County, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.

Wirt County took their victory against Calhoun when the teams last played on April 8th by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.