The Bowie Jackrabbits will take on the Paradise Panthers in a tournament on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bowie has four straight victories, Paradise has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bowie lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Childress, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. Bowie put the hurt on Childress with a sharp 11-4 win on Friday. The Jackrabbits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paradise challenged Krum on Thursday. Paradise took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Krum.
Paradise got a good showing from Kaden Hammonds, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hammonds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Paradise saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Mara, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. The dominant performance gave Mara a new career-high in hits. Ayden Olalde also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Bowie's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Paradise, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4-2.
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