It was a proper cat-fight when Louisville took on Quitman on Saturday. The Louisville Wildcats took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Quitman Panthers. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mitchell Turner
| 02/22/25 vs Quitman | 9 |
| 04/02/24 vs Houston | 5 |
| 02/20/24 @ West Point | 5 |
| 02/13/24 vs Leake County | 5 |
| 03/26/24 vs Kosciusko | 3 |
Mitchell Turner put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off only two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Josh Ammons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off four doubles, four RBI, and one run while going 4-for-5. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Tyler Glenn was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Louisville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Louisville's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Quitman, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Louisville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 15-5 defeat against Noxapater on the 25th. As for Quitman, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-2 loss against Union on the 25th.
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