A feisty cat fight will be fought as Weaver Bearcats take on Cedar Bluff Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Weaver's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Saks 26-0. Winning may never get old, but the Bearcats sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cedar Bluff, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Gaston with a sharp 9-2 win on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Bulldogs since April 11, 2019.
Hunter Stallings made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run.
In other pitching news, Hunter Mobbs looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kuper Bradley, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Bryson Teague was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Weaver's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Bluff, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Weaver came up short against Cedar Bluff in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, falling 7-2. Can Weaver avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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