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| 04/20/24 - Neutral | 14-2 W |
| 05/05/22 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 05/03/22 - Neutral | 5-4 W |
| 03/24/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/07/21 - Home | 7-2 W |
| + 4 more games |
Fort Payne has gone a perfect 9-0 against Arab recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wildcats will square off against the Knights at 8:15 p.m. Fort Payne will be strutting in after a win while Arab will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fort Payne faced off against Southside on Thursday. The Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Panthers since March 7, 2017.
Not much got past Olivia Lee, who gave up just two hits to keep Southside off the board. Lee has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cory Kramer, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Arab came up short against Scottsboro on Tuesday and fell 4-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Arab saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emerson Christian, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Fort Payne's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Arab, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Fort Payne hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Arab struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Fort Payne took their victory against Arab when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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