The Wesleyan Wolves will face off against the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Wesleyan fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Tucker on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Wesleyan got a good showing from Maddox McCollum, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Grayson McCollum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cole Parks was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff didn't have quite enough to beat Winder-Barrow on Tuesday and fell 8-7.
Landon Kemp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Ethan England, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Wesleyan's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs over those games. As for Cherokee Bluff, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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