Lookeba-Sickles's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cordell Blue Devils with a sharp 15-5 victory. Considering the Panthers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Ricky Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings pitched. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kamryn Taylor and Braxton Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Brown scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Bryan Leon was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-5.
Lookeba-Sickles kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win snapped Lookeba-Sickles' losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Cordell, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Lookeba-Sickles will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cordell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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