For the second straight game, Muscle Shoals will face off against Fort Payne. The Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Muscle Shoals heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They lost 11-2 to Fort Payne. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered since March 18th.
For Fort Payne's part, Ryker Ingle looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ingle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Blake Griggs, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Griffin Winn was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Fort Payne is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Muscle Shoals, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.
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