The Fredericktown Black Cats will be taking part in a tournament against the DeSoto Dragons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fredericktown has six straight wins, DeSoto has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fredericktown proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by eight) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Sullivan 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Black Cats have posted since May 15, 2024.
Braydan Homan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Easton Wood
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Easton Wood, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Marler, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, DeSoto didn't have quite enough to beat Hillsboro on Thursday and fell 7-6.
Fredericktown's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for DeSoto, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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