Baseball Game Preview: Wellborn Panthers vs. Saks Wildcats

For the second straight game, Wellborn will face off against Saks. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Wellborn Panthers face off against Saks Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wellborn has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Wellborn is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 24-11 margin over Saks on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.

Jackson Clark

Stolen Base (Career)

03/25/25 vs Saks	5
03/19/25 @ Brewbaker Tech	2
03/11/25 vs Randolph County	2
03/08/25 vs Ranburne	2
02/28/25 @ Pleasant Valley	2

Jackson Clark was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Dozer Hayes and Liam Avery did most of the damage at the plate: Hayes went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base, while Avery scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Avery has become a key player for Wellborn: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ashton Woodard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

Wellborn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .698. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Saks' defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Wellborn, their record now sits at 7-11.