The Tift County Blue Devils will face off against the Camden County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Tift County blew Port St. Joe out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Port St. Joe got their revenge. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Tiger Sharks by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since February 11th.
Meanwhile, Camden County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peach County.
Preston Conrad and Fabian Laboy did some serious damage despite the final result: Conrad scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Laboy scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Tift County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Camden County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Tift County beat Camden County 7-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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