The Flora Wolves will challenge the Farina South Central Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Flora's win against Eldorado wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wolves had just enough and edged out the Eagles 6-4. The victory continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Farina South Central). They put the hurt on Odin/Patoka/Sandoval with a sharp 17-2 win on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the game before.
Chase Guerrettaz made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Farina South Central is undefeated when Guerrettaz allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Guerrettaz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with six RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Farina South Central got a massive performance out of Callaway SSmith, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Maddox Robb was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Farina South Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Farina South Central back to even at 5-5. As for Flora, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-7.
Flora might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Farina South Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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