On Friday, everything went the Malone Tigers's way against the Crossroad Academy Scorpions as the Malone Tigers made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Jasper Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Cook was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Malone got a massive performance out of Timothy Evans, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave Evans a new career-high in RBI (two). Ben Proctor was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Malone's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Crossroad Academy, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Malone will venture away from home to take on Wakulla Christian School at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Crossroad Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Wewahitchka at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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