After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Wheeler County is finally coming home. They will welcome the Wilcox County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wheeler County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northside as Wheeler County made off with a 17-0 win.
Meanwhile, Wilcox County beat Crisp Academy 12-7 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Presley Kelley was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Zariah Martin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilcox County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Wheeler County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wilcox County, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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