The Louisville Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Morton Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Louisville and nine for Morton.
Louisville came into this matchup off a tough 14-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Houston by a score of 7-5 on Friday.
Mitchell Turner put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Turner was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Turner wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Ammons, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jaylan Crosby also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Morton fell victim to Northeast Jones and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 9-0.
Louisville's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Louisville couldn't quite finish off Morton in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 and fell 11-9. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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