Baseball Game Preview: Foley Lions vs. Citronelle Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Lions challenge the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Foley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

Foley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Baldwin County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Foley walked away with a 6-3 win over Baldwin County on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Austin Heiden

Doubles (Career)

02/20/25 @ Baldwin County	2
02/17/25 vs Dalton	1
02/15/25 vs Dalton	1
02/15/25 vs St. Michael Catholic	1
02/14/25 vs St. Michael Catholic	1

Austin Heiden was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Heiden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Gavin Glass was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Luke Bledsoe also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Citronelle entered their contest against Greene County on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Citronelle took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greene County.

James Reid was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Caden Richardson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Citronelle's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Foley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.

Foley took their win against Citronelle when the teams last played back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 12-6. Will Foley repeat their success, or does Citronelle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.