The Keith Bears will look to defend their home field in Friday's first game against the Calhoun Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Keith's way against Hatch as Keith made off with a 13-3 win. The victory was just what Keith needed coming off of a 10-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Calhoun waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Bobcats 15-1. Considering Calhoun has won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Calhoun got a massive performance out of Ladarrius Thigpen, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-3. Thigpen is on a roll when it comes to triples, as he's now hit at least one in the last three games he's played. Lamar Tolliver was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
Keith's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Calhoun, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Keith took their win against Calhoun in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 14-3. Will Keith repeat their success, or does Calhoun have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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