Baseball Game Preview: Licking Wildcats vs. Fair Grove Eagles

The Licking Wildcats will square off against the Fair Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Licking 3.6, Fair Grove 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Licking is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Forsyth, sneaking past 3-1. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Fair Grove got the win against Lamar on Tuesday by a conclusive 7-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Licking's victory bumped their record up to 24-9. As for Fair Grove, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.