Fulton won the last time they faced Mexico, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Fulton Hornets won by a run and slipped past the Mexico Bulldogs 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fulton.
Ethan Burt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Burt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Wyatt Wilfley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
On Mexico's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Demint, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Fulton has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Mexico, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-16-1 record this season.
Fulton will be playing at home against Macon at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Macon knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Fulton likes a good challenge. As for Mexico, they will head out on the road to challenge Capital City at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Capital City: 3.3, Mexico: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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