The Palestine Wildcats will challenge the Madisonville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palestine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Madisonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Palestine challenged Bullard on Thursday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Madisonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Rusk.
Izaiya Drake was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those hits were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Kovar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Madisonville now has a losing record of 13-14-1. As for Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8-1.
Palestine came out on top in a nail-biter against Madisonville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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