The Mobile Christian Leopards will venture away from home to face off against the Citronelle Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mobile Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They didn't even let Vigor on the board, marking the Leopards' second-straight 16-0 shutout. The Leopards haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Bradyn James looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Labarron Holifield and Bryce Rivers did most of the damage at the plate: Holifield went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Rivers scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two hits gave Holifield a new career-high. Christian Farni was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mobile Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Citronelle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 12-10 heartbreaker at the hands of Flomaton.
JJ Rivers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for Citronelle: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of James Reid, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Citronelle's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Mobile Christian, their record is now 7-18.
Citronelle's pitching crew better be locked in on Thursday. Mobile Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. It's a different story for Citronelle, though, as they've been averaging only 0 home runs. Will they be able to keep Mobile Christian in the park?
Everything went Mobile Christian's way against Citronelle when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Mobile Christian made off with an 18-5 win. Will the Leopards repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
