The Holcomb Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Scott City Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Holcomb has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Holcomb is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East Prairie just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 12-2 to the Eagles.
Scott City let Valle Catholic stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Monday but luckily Scott City prevailed anyway. The Rams won by a run and slipped past the Warriors 7-6. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.
Reese Carter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Carter was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Scott City let Summer Wagner and Halle Comer run wild. Wagner went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Comer went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Watson, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Holcomb's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Scott City, their record now sits at 5-18.
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