Coalgate waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Colbert Leopards 6-5. For Coalgate, this counts as revenge for the 9-5 loss Colbert walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Gage Rice was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Wilkinson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Coalgate pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Colbert, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Coalgate will head out on the road to face off against Byng at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coalgate: 2.8, Byng: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Colbert, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tupelo at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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