The Callaway Cavaliers will venture away from home to square off against the Rutland Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Callaway has three straight wins, Rutland has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Callaway's victory against Lamar County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Callaway had just enough and edged out Lamar County 6-5 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cavaliers have posted since February 28th.
Junior Reeves
| 03/20/25 vs Lamar County | 3 |
| 03/19/25 @ Handley | 1 |
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The team relied heavily on Junior Reeves, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Kieron Pope also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Rutland's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Morgan County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Callaway's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Rutland, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
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