The Munroe Bobcats will face off against the Wewahitchka Gators at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Munroe challenged Gadsden County on Tuesday. Munroe put the hurt on Gadsden County with a sharp 13-2 victory. The Bobcats haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Wewahitchka came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 23-3 margin over the Jaguars. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 19 runs or more this season.
Tucker Adkison made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carson Bailey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Landon Tuttle was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Wewahitchka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gadsden County only posted a batting average of .222.
Wewahitchka pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.0 runs over those games. As for Munroe, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-12.
Munroe took their win against Wewahitchka in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Munroe repeat their success, or does Wewahitchka has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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