Baseball Recap: Quitman Panthers vs. Forest Bearcats
Quitman waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Forest Bearcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Quitman might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Quitman's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austen Shirley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Shirley hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
Quitman's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Forest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Quitman didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-0 loss vs. Greene County on the 23rd. As for Forest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Morton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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