While Cottondale put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Liberty County. The Cottondale Hornets walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Liberty County Bulldogs. This was payback for the Hornets, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Wyatt Speers
| 03/07/25 @ Liberty County | 16 |
| 04/04/24 vs Freeport | 15 |
| 02/18/25 @ Chipley | 10 |
| 04/22/24 vs Paxton | 10 |
| 02/24/25 @ Holmes County | 7 |
The result came thanks to Wyatt Speers's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Cottondale's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Maloy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Alex Bellamy also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Cottondale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. Liberty County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, it'll be a Battle of the Bugs Cottondale Hornets challenge Ashford Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Liberty County, they will square off against Sneads at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sneads is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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