A feisty cat fight will be fought as Draughn Wildcats take on Hibriten Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Draughn will head out to face Hibriten after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Wildcats came up short against Owen, falling 12-2. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Draughn saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Winkler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hibriten fell victim to South Caldwell and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 32-0 to the Spartans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered since February 28th.
This is the second loss in a row for Hibriten and nudges their season record down to 10-4. As for Draughn, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-2.
Everything went Draughn's way against Hibriten in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Draughn made off with a 14-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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