The Okarche Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Coalgate Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Okarche is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
On Monday, Okarche narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Union City 4-3.
Meanwhile, Coalgate fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Colbert on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 7-6.
Jett Walkup was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Easton Loudermilk made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Okarche pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Coalgate, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
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