Baseball Preview: Wolfe City Wolves vs. Collinsville Pirates
The Wolfe City Wolves will take on the Collinsville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wolfe City's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Campbell with a sharp 20-0 win. With that victory, Wolfe City brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jadon Forniglia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cason Pessel, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Collinsville came tearing into Friday's contest with 27 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Cardinals.
The victory made it two in a row for Wolfe City and bumps their season record up to 9-13. As for Collinsville, their win was their 17th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-2.
Wolfe City might still be hurting after the 19-4 defeat they got from Collinsville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Wolfe City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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