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| 03/25/25 - Home | 9-5 W |
| 03/09/23 - Home | 14-3 W |
| 02/09/23 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 03/12/22 - Away | 11-3 W |
| 03/12/22 - Away | 0-13 L |
| + 5 more games |
Echols County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Brooks County Trojans. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
JP Dees and JD Staten made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Dees tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Staten struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Dees scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Staten scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Echols County got a big performance out of Reed Grant, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brooks Hamm was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Echols County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Echols County's victory bumped their record up to 3-15. As for Brooks County, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Coming up, Brooks County will head out on the road to challenge Cook at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Echols County will be paying especially close attention to Brooks County's matchup: after Brooks County faces off against Cook, they'll take on Echols County again at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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