Baseball Recap: Wellborn Has No Trouble Against Randolph County

Wellborn barely beat Randolph County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wellborn Panthers were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over the Randolph County Tigers on Wednesday. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.

Jackson Clark made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Wellborn is 2-1 when Clark posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise.

Sawyer Thomas

Hits (Career)

03/12/25 @ Randolph County	3
03/11/25 vs Randolph County	2
03/08/25 vs Ranburne	2
02/28/25 @ Pleasant Valley	2
04/04/24 @ Weaver	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Thomas, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Liam Avery, who scored four runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.

Wellborn is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. Randolph County's defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Wellborn Panthers take on White Plains Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Randolph County, they will square off against Wadley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Randolph County has given up an average of 12.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.