Anna-Jonesboro won the last time they faced Cobden, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats put the hurt on the Cobden Appleknockers with a sharp 21-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Anna-Jonesboro.
Noah Chotner and Aidan McFadden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Chotner struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, McFadden tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Chotner went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs, while McFadden went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Drake Hartline was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Daylon Buter, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
On Cobden's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Eagle, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Anna-Jonesboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cobden, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Anna-Jonesboro didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-4 win vs. Carbondale on the 14th. As for Cobden, they will head out on the road to take on Vienna at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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