After flying high against Agape Christian on Friday, Crab Orchard came back down to earth. The Trojans fell 11-7 to the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals on Tuesday. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Fighting Cardinals earlier this season, when they won 10-0.
Brody Watts
| 04/21/26 @ Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 3 |
| 04/17/26 vs Agape Christian | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ Carrier Mills-Stonefort | 2 |
| 04/13/26 vs Hamilton County | 1 |
| 04/02/26 vs Pope County | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Brody Watts made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Crab Orchard: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cayden Travelstead, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Crab Orchard's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8.
Crab Orchard has already played their next game, a 4-1 win against Hardin County on the 22nd. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they will welcome Carrier Mills-Stonefort at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.91 runs per game on average), something the Fighting Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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