Baseball Recap: Wilson Has No Trouble Against Darlington

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/09/26 @ Manning	21
04/14/26 @ Lower Richland	12
04/02/26 @ Lakewood	11
03/27/26 vs Crestwood	10
03/13/26 vs Manning	10

Wilson barely beat Darlington the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Falcons 9-3 on Friday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Kingston Cooper, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Cruz Freeman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Wilson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Darlington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Coming up, Wilson will take on South Florence at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bruins have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Darlington, they will square off against Ridge View at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Blazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.38 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of.