A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers challenge the Wildcats at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ford's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They skirted past Paradise 2-0. The two-run effort marked Ford's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Sulphur Springs put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against Lone Oak. Ten seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Claire Thompson was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Shaelee Friddle, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Sulphur Springs kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Sulphur Springs pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.9 runs. As for Ford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Ford suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Sulphur Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Ford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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