The Wirt County Tigers will take on the Webster County Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
13 must be Wirt County's lucky number: they beat Magnolia with that score not once but twice on Wednesday. The Tigers beat the Blue Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Webster County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Pocahontas County 2-1.
Maddox Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Webster County's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 5-10 when he doesn't). Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Issac Snyder, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Webster County is undefeated when Snyder posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Logan Brown, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Webster County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pocahontas County only posted an OBP of .308.
The win made it two in a row for Wirt County and bumps their season record up to 12-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Webster County, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Wirt County was able to grind out a solid victory over Webster County when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-5. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Highlanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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