Cross County is 0-4 against Palestine-Wheatley since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cross County Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Cross County had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Trumann.
Meanwhile, Palestine-Wheatley came into Wednesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 victory over Hazen on Wednesday. Palestine-Wheatley's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Cross County's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Palestine-Wheatley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-4.
Cross County came up short against Palestine-Wheatley in their previous meeting back in March, falling 14-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palestine-Wheatley's Rhealee McGraw, who scored four runs while going 2-for-4. Now that Cross County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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