The Cascade Champions will challenge the Cannon County Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cascade will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Cascade proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 17) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Moore County 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Champions have posted since April 26, 2024.
Jordan Childress made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Childress was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had over his last seven games.
Caleb Crouch
| 04/05/25 @ Moore County | 0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Rocket City | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Richland | 2 |
In other pitching news, Caleb Crouch looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Xykaiah Dixon, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Demartelaere, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Cascade was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moore County only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, Cannon County suffered their biggest loss since March 19th on Friday. They lost 27-7 to Watertown.
Cannon County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Paxton, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another was Jon Bryson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Cannon County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Cascade, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Cascade couldn't quite finish off Cannon County in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 11-9. Can the Champions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
