The Fort Payne Wildcats will square off against the Gadsden City Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Payne is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Fort Payne proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Sardis 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since February 29, 2024.
Harleigh Morgan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Morgan wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Lee, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Cory Kramer was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gadsden City fell victim to Southside and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 21-0 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Titans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Gadsden City's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Fort Payne, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Everything went Fort Payne's way against Gadsden City when the teams last played back in March of 2019, as Fort Payne made off with a 17-1 victory. Will Fort Payne repeat their success, or does Gadsden City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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