Baseball Preview: Wilcox County Patriots vs. Wheeler County Bulldogs
Wilcox County is 10-0 against Wheeler County since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wilcox County Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilcox County has 15 straight wins, Wheeler County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wilcox County can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wheeler County a 9-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Johnny Nutt's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Owens, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jake Howell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wilcox County's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs per game. As for Wheeler County, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4.
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