Wilcox County has gone 9-1 against Wheeler County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wilcox County Patriots will host the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wilcox County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Montgomery County with a sharp 17-1 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Gracelyn Terry made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Terry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Carly Miller and Shamauri Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Martin went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Another player making a difference was Ava McGinnis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilcox County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery County only posted a batting average of .176.
Meanwhile, Wheeler County entered their tilt with Treutlen on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Wilcox County's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Wheeler County, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Wilcox County was able to grind out a solid win over Wheeler County in their previous matchup back in August, winning 11-6. Does Wilcox County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheeler County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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