Wellborn hasn't had much luck against Randolph County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Wellborn Panthers face off against Randolph County Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Wellborn easily dispatched Cleburne County on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Wellborn fell just short of Randolph County by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since February 14th.
For Randolph County's part, Lizzie Milam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave Milam a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Aniyah Lee was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-5. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Huckeba, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Wellborn's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Randolph County, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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