The Fulton Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Macon Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Fulton sidestepped Mexico for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fulton.
Ethan Burt was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Burt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Wilfley, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Macon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over the Midgets.
Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Macon, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Fulton skirted past Macon 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Fulton repeat their success, or does Macon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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