The Sand Rock Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Geraldine Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Sand Rock will be strutting in after a victory while Geraldine will be coming in after a defeat.
Sand Rock is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-5 margin over Gaston on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Sand Rock got a massive performance out of Lathan Amos, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. What's more, Amos posted three RBI, the most he's had over his last nine contests. Cam Gifford was another key player, going a perfect 5-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Sand Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .647. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Geraldine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Fyffe, falling 12-2.
The win made it two in a row for Sand Rock and bumps their season record up to 5-13. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Geraldine, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
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