Cottondale stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Altha Wildcats as the Cottondale Hornets made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Cottondale who now have four in a row.
Tucker Hinson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Hinson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Cottondale got a great performance from Connor Clunan as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Clunan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Cale Barnes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Hayden Register was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Altha's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Glover, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cottondale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Altha, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Cottondale will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Freeport at 6:00 p.m. As for Altha, they will head out on the road to square off against Wewahitchka at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wewahitchka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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