Baseball Game Preview: Cleburne County Tigers vs. Cherokee County Warriors

The Cleburne County Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Cherokee County Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cleburne County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Cherokee County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Cherokee County will be up against a hot Cleburne County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Cleburne County came out on top against Cherokee County by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Tyler Rucker

Hits (Career)

03/18/25 vs Cherokee County	3
03/12/25 vs Woodland	2
03/11/25 vs Ranburne	2
03/01/25 vs Valley	2
02/21/25 @ Horseshoe Bend	2

Tyler Rucker made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.

In other batting news, Gavin Robinson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Gabe Wickersham, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Cleburne County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherokee County only posted a batting average of .231.

Cherokee County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. Cleburne County's record now sits at 11-4.