The Whitmire Wolverines will face off against the Calhoun County Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitmire will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Whitmire proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 16) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Clinton 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolverines have posted since April 22nd.
Meanwhile, Calhoun County got the win against North on Thursday by a conclusive 22-2. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Madison Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kailey Carter was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those six stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michaela Craven, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
Calhoun County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .636. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Whitmire's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Calhoun County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8.
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