The Slocomb Red Tops will be playing at home against the Geneva Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Slocomb put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Cottondale as Slocomb made off with a 13-3 victory. Slocomb's win was all the more impressive since Cottondale was averaging only 3.75 runs allowed on the season.
Evan Sorrells and Maddox King made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Sorrells tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Meanwhile, King pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Sorrells went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a double, while King scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. King has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cade Hodges, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayleb Andrews, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Geneva came into Monday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Charles Henderson. That looming 9-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Geneva yet this season.
The victory was the third in a row for Slocomb, bringing their record for this year to 11-11. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.7 runs. As for Geneva, their win bumped their record up to 4-14.
Slocomb suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Geneva when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Slocomb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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