Baseball Game Preview: Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats vs. Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats

The Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats will square off against the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carrier Mills-Stonefort took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Galatia/Thompsonville, who comes in off a win.

Galatia/Thompsonville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Pope County.

The result came thanks to Eli Hankins's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joey Sais, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Carrier Mills-Stonefort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vienna.

Galatia/Thompsonville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-4. As for Carrier Mills-Stonefort, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Everything went Galatia/Thompsonville's way against Carrier Mills-Stonefort in their previous matchup back in March, as Galatia/Thompsonville made off with a 12-1 win. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.