The Santa Fe Wildcats will head out to square off against the Houston County Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Houston County will come in with four straight victories.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Santa Fe's offense. They lost 11-0 to Harpeth on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Houston County sidestepped Hickman County for a 2-1 win.
Ryder Forrester spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Houston County is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 1-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Houston County's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Simpson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Santa Fe's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Houston County, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Santa Fe couldn't quite finish off Houston County when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 6-4. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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