A feisty cat fight will be fought as Meigs County Tigers take on Polk County Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meigs County is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Meigs County didn't have quite enough to beat Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts and fell 9-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Polk County). They blew past Tyner Academy 18-2 on Thursday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Tanner Silvers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Polk County let Zanten Branham and Jesse Holden run wild. Branham scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Holden scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Holden continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Griffin Hamby also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Polk County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Polk County and bumps their season record up to 3-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Meigs County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
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