The Quitman Wolverines will face off against the Grant Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grant took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Quitman, who comes in off a win.
Quitman's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Doyline as they made off with a 16-0 win.
Grant couldn't beat Tioga on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the sixth inning. The Cougars fell just short of the Indians by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost four in a row.
Landen Fletcher was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played.
Fletcher wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Myles Futrell, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Grant's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-19. As for Quitman, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10-1.
Quitman skirted past Grant 1-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Do the Wolverines have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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