If Bethlehem was feeling good off their 21-14 takedown of Geneva County two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bethlehem Wildcats took a 20-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Malone Tigers on Tuesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Malone's part, Jordin Josey was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, six RBI, and two triples. Josey hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Larae Baxter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Bethlehem now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Malone, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Bethlehem will head out on the road to square off against Destin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Destin: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Bethlehem has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. Malone will take on Wakulla Christian School at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Malone will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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