Alba-Golden won the last time they faced Cumby and things went their way on Friday too. The Alba-Golden Panthers put the hurt on the Cumby Trojans with a sharp 15-1 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 12 runs or more this season.
Tucker Samples and Landon Dunham made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Samples struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Dunham struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). At the plate, Samples went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Dunham fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. That triple marked the first that Samples hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Boogie Trimble, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Alba-Golden was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cumby only posted a batting average of .059.
Panthers
| 03/14/25 @ Cumby | 15-1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Cumby | 14-2 |
| 03/08/25 @ Miller Grove | 22-0 |
| 03/07/25 vs Mineola | 10-8 |
| 03/06/25 vs Quitman | 6-5 |
| + 2 more games |
The win was the seventh in a row for Alba-Golden, bringing their record for this year to 9-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Cumby, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alba-Golden will face off against Hawkins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawkins knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Alba-Golden likes a good challenge. As for Cumby, they will square off against Como-Pickton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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