The Whites Creek Cobras are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Houston County Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Whites Creek is headed out to face Houston County after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Whites Creek put the hurt on Pearl-Cohn with a sharp 13-6 victory on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cobras as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Bobby Scales and Ty'Rique Keesee did most of the damage at the plate: Scales scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2, while Keesee went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance gave Keesee a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Howse, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Whites Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pearl-Cohn only posted an OBP of .455.
Houston County not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18, 2024. They blew past Kenwood 14-1. The Fighting Irish's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ryder Forrester and Brody Powell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Forrester pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Powell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Forrester scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Powell went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Those stolen bases were Forrester's first of the season.
In other batting news, Hayden Burgess was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season. Brody Harris was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
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