The Saltillo Lions will face off against the Wolfe City Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Saltillo took on Bland on Tuesday. The Lions fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wolfe City). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Campbell a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Wolves sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Casen Pessel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wolfe City is undefeated when Pessel allows two or fewer hits, but 5-7 otherwise. Pessel was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Young, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chris Herron, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Wolfe City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Campbell didn't got any hits.
Wolfe City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Saltillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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