The Baker County Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Tift County Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Baker County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Hilliard on Wednesday as Baker County made off with an 11-1 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Red Flashes recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Blane Chauncey looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Baker County is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hank Dyal, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. He also put up three RBI, which were his first of the season. Wesley Crockett was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Baker County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hilliard only posted a batting average of .143.
Meanwhile, Tift County came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tift County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Baker County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Baker County skirted past Tift County 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Baker County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tift County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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