For the second straight game, Celeste will face off against Wolfe City. The Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Celeste fell victim to Wolfe City and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Wolves. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
For Wolfe City's part, Casen Pessel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Pessel also allowed no hits, which is notable because Wolfe City is undefeated when he allows at most two hits, but 5-7 otherwise. Pessel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Wolfe City let Carson Herron and Nick Nowak run wild. Herron went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Nowak went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Herron a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Adams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
The win (which was Wolfe City's eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Celeste, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4-1.
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