Fighting Irish
| 03/28/25 vs Santa Fe | 10-24 |
| 03/25/25 @ Hickman County | 2-1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Hickman County | 13-4 |
| 03/20/25 @ Northwest | 7-6 |
| 03/17/25 vs Kenwood | 14-1 |
Houston County managed to slip by Santa Fe the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Houston County lost 24-10 to Santa Fe on Friday. Even though they lost, the Fighting Irish's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Malachi Rouse was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. William Riley was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases.
Even though they lost, Houston County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Houston County moved to 4-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Santa Fe, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Coming up, Houston County will challenge McKenzie at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Santa Fe, they will welcome Culleoka at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup will give Santa Fe their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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