The Waskom Wildcats will square off against the Harts Bluff Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Waskom is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Leverett's Chapel on Friday as Waskom made off with an 18-4 victory. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Landon Rogers made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in earned runs. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.
Jaxon Hicks
| 02/28/25 vs Leverett's Chapel | 2 |
| 02/24/25 @ Winona | 1 |
| 04/05/24 vs Jefferson | 1 |
| 03/15/24 vs Tatum | 1 |
| 02/24/24 @ West Sabine | 1 |
In other batting news, Waskom let Jaxon Hicks and Jacob Woodward run wild. Hicks scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Woodward scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Hicks a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Bubba Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Waskom always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Harts Bluff had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Big Sandy a 20-0 shutout two weeks ago. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Waskom's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Harts Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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