The Calhoun City Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Choctaw County Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun City has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 27.
It was a proper cat-fight when Calhoun City duked it out with Hatley on Thursday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-7.
Calhoun City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Williams, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another was Zawon Edwards, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Choctaw County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Columbus a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Choctaw County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Calhoun City, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Calhoun City couldn't quite get it done against Choctaw County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as they fell 8-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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