After flying high against Gadsden City last Friday, Fort Payne came back down to earth. The Fort Payne Wildcats fell just short of the Boaz Pirates by a score of 4-2 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since February 21st.
Baylee Green was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Wildcats
| 03/17/25 @ Boaz | 2-4 |
| 03/14/25 vs Gadsden City | 11-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Sardis | 3-2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Pisgah | 10-4 |
| 03/08/25 vs Skyline | 14-2 |
Fort Payne moved to 5-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Boaz, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Fort Payne will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sardis at 4:30 p.m. on March 31st. As for Boaz, they will square off against Crossville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crossville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.8 runs per game on average), something Boaz will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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