The Moore County Raiders will take on the Cascade Champions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Moore County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Richland on Friday. They came up short against Richland, falling 11-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Moore County has suffered against Richland since April 23, 2015.
Ethan Walls was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cascade). Everything went their way against Cornersville on Friday as they made off with a 19-2 win. The Champions haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Jaxson Milliken and Wickey Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Milliken pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Parker tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Milliken went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Parker went 1-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Parker a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Childress, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Xykaiah Dixon, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Cascade always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.
Cascade pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Moore County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Moore County couldn't quite get it done against Cascade when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 11-6. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
