For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Cleburne County and Cherokee County have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Cleburne County Tigers walked away with a 7-4 win over the Cherokee County Warriors. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2022.
Tyler Rucker
| 03/18/25 vs Cherokee County | 3 |
| 03/12/25 vs Woodland | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Ranburne | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Valley | 2 |
| 02/21/25 @ Horseshoe Bend | 2 |
Tyler Rucker was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Robinson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Gabe Wickersham, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Cleburne County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherokee County only posted a batting average of .231.
Cleburne County's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Cherokee County, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Cleburne County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cherokee County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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