Baseball Preview: Rush Springs Redskins vs. Fletcher Wildcats
The Rush Springs Redskins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fletcher Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rush Springs entered their tilt with Temple with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.
Justice Cooper made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Cooper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cooper wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Whiteside, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fletcher put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lookeba-Sickles an 11-0 shutout. The victory was just what Fletcher needed coming off of a 9-1 loss in their prior contest.
Rush Springs' win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Fletcher, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Rush Springs couldn't quite finish off Fletcher when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Will Rush Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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