It was a proper cat-fight when Kirbyville duked it out with Kountze on Wednesday. The Kirbyville Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Kountze Lions 2-1. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
David Fussell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Cooper Murphy was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Wildcats
| 03/05/25 vs Kountze | 2-1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Colmesneil | 18-0 |
| 03/01/25 @ Trinity | 14-4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Newton | 11-0 |
The win (which was Kirbyville's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. As for Kountze, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 5-2.
Kirbyville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-0 victory against Deweyville on the 6th. As for Kountze, they have also already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Evadale on the 6th.
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