The North Callaway Thunderbirds will square off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Callaway has six straight victories, Bowling Green has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Callaway is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Van-Far 17-2 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
CJ Cunningham was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cunningham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Carter Moore
| 04/01/25 @ Van-Far | 5 |
| 04/24/24 vs Louisiana | 4 |
| 04/04/24 vs Wellsville-Middletown | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Kirksville | 2 |
| 04/15/24 vs Mark Twain | 2 |
In other batting news, Carter Moore was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Keaton Bell, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Callaway always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bowling Green faced off against Palmyra on Monday. The Bobcats lost 18-7 to the Panthers.
North Callaway pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Bowling Green, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
North Callaway skirted past Bowling Green 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbirds since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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