The Wadley Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Randolph County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wadley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Wadley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Comer, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Wadley's way against Comer on Wednesday as Wadley made off with a 12-2 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Ty Taylor
| 03/04/25 vs Mt. Zion | 7 |
| 03/12/25 @ Comer | 1 |
| 02/22/25 @ Randolph County | 1 |
| 02/18/25 vs Dadeville | 1 |
| 02/14/25 @ Central of Coosa County | 1 |
Ty Taylor was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of Wadley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't). Taylor was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Wadley let Mason Wilkerson and Landon Gilliland run wild. Wilkerson scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Gilliland went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Callan Hutchinson, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Randolph County took on Wellborn on Wednesday. Randolph County came up short against Wellborn, falling 14-6. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Randolph County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Creed Blankenship, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave Blankenship a new career-high in hits. Another was Daniel Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Wadley's record now sits at 3-6. As for Randolph County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Wadley took their win against Randolph County in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 12-4. Will Wadley repeat their success, or does Randolph County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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