For the first time this season, Calhoun City will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Thursday. They will host the Bruce Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Tuesday. Everything went Calhoun City's way against Houlka as Calhoun City made off with a 24-1 victory. Calhoun City hasn't had any issues with Houlka recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while Bruce put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Water Valley. Bruce was the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Water Valley. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Sadie Box was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Turner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Bruce always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Water Valley only posted an OBP of .095.
Bruce has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. The victory got Calhoun City back to even at 5-5.
Calhoun City came out on top in a nail-biter against Bruce in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will Calhoun City repeat their success, or does Bruce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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