The Macon Tigers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Fulton Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Macon knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Fulton likes a good challenge.
Macon will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 12) but last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Putnam County 11-9.
Meanwhile, Fulton had just enough and edged Mexico out 4-3 on Tuesday.
Ethan Burt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Burt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Wyatt Wilfley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Macon's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Fulton, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Macon couldn't quite finish off Fulton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Macon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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