The Wicksburg Panthers will take on the Rehobeth Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wicksburg will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Wicksburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Slocomb. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 21 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rehobeth got the win against Russell County on Monday by a conclusive 19-1.
Alex Cobb made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cobb was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jessa Buker was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jazzy Andrews, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Rehobeth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Russell County only posted an OBP of .308.
Wicksburg pushed their record up to 35-6 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Rehobeth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-13-1 record this season.
Wicksburg skirted past Rehobeth 5-3 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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