
Wildcats
04/12/25 vs Sand Rock | 14 |
02/17/25 vs Sylvania | 12 |
02/17/25 vs Sylvania | 12 |
02/25/25 @ Fyffe | 10 |
02/15/25 vs Jacksonville | 10 |
With a playoff win on the line, Fort Payne rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Muscle Shoals Trojans with a sharp 11-2 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Ryker Ingle looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Blake Griggs was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Griffin Winn was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Fort Payne is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Muscle Shoals, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.
Fort Payne will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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