Waldron entered their tilt with North Decatur with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the North Decatur Chargers 7-6. This was payback for Waldron, who suffered an 8-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Waldron's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keith Settles, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was J.D. Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On North Decatur's side, Xander Jones was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Waldron's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for North Decatur, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Waldron will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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