The Cobden Appleknockers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crab Orchard Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Cobden fell victim to a rough 15-5 defeat at the hands of Gallatin County.
Hunter Pitts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Eldorado by a score of 4-3.
Crab Orchard saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Dawes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Stover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cobden's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Crab Orchard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Cobden took their victory against Crab Orchard in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-5. Does Cobden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crab Orchard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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