The Locust Grove Wildcats will face off against the Pike County Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Locust Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Locust Grove is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Union Grove on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wolverines, falling 9-1. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Catee Maddox was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Emma Jordan also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Pike County made easy work of Rutland on Tuesday and carried off a 16-1 victory. Considering the Pirates have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Locust Grove's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Pike County, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Locust Grove suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Pike County in their previous meeting back in August. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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