The Bob Jones Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the West Limestone Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bob Jones will be strutting in after a win while West Limestone will be coming in after a defeat.
Bob Jones is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since April 19, 2024 on Thursday. They skirted past Grissom 3-2. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Bob Jones saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Gordon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Bella Giesbreicht was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, West Limestone's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Ardmore by a score of 8-7.
Haley Waggoner made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Bethune, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Even though they lost, West Limestone hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive matchups.
Bob Jones' victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.8 runs. As for West Limestone, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Bob Jones suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to West Limestone in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Bob Jones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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