Baseball Recap: Overton Comes Up Short

The Overton Wolverines didn't have quite enough to beat the Whitehaven Tigers on Wednesday and fell 5-4. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Marquel Brooks

Stolen Base

04/23/25 @ Whitehaven	4
04/17/25 @ Southwind	1
04/16/25 @ Kirby	2
04/15/25 vs Kingsbury	3
04/11/25 vs Memphis Central	1

Marquel Brooks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, one run, and one double. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Julian Tallent, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Overton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6-1. As for Whitehaven, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5-1 record this season.

Overton will be playing at home against Sheffield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolverines are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Whitehaven, they will head out to square off against First Assembly Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: the Crusaders will have lost three straight heading into Friday's contest.