Fort Payne and Gadsden City are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will head out to challenge the Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Payne can't be too worried about heading out to take on Gadsden City: they just beat Southside at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Wildcats came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 9-5 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Brannon Oliver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February.
Blake Griggs
| 04/03/25 @ Southside | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Douglas | 2 |
| 02/17/25 vs Sylvania | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Southside | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Hazel Green | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Oliver wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blake Griggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Griggs has become a key player for Fort Payne: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Another was Kyle Caminiti, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gadsden City made easy work of Lewis County on Thursday and carried off a 7-1 win.
Gadsden City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Payne, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Fort Payne skirted past Gadsden City 7-6 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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