The Apalachee Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Clarke Central Gladiators at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apalachee has four straight wins, Clarke Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Apalachee's victory against Clarke Central wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Apalachee came out on top in a nail-biter against Clarke Central on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted against the Gladiators since March 7, 2016.
For Clarke Central's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Williams a new career-high.
Apalachee pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Clarke Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
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