The Palestine Wildcats will take on the Huntington Red Devils in a tournament on Saturday.
Palestine is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They lost 14-2 to Northside Christian Academy on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since March 11, 2025.
Ten must be Huntington's lucky number: they beat Pittsburg with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Red Devils didn't even let the Pirates on the board, marking the Red Devils' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual for the Red Devils, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Rhett Wallace was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Young, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Huntington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pittsburg only posted an OBP of .211.
Palestine couldn't quite get it done against Huntington when the teams last played back in February of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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