The Scottsboro Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Coosa Christian Conquerors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Scottsboro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Thursday. Scottsboro skirted past Fort Payne 2-1. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coosa Christian). Everything went their way against Jefferson Christian Academy on Thursday as Coosa Christian made off with a 24-8 victory. The win continues a trend for the Conquerors in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Jayden Ragan made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ragan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cameron Robertson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Angelo Alberghina was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Coosa Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .688. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Scottsboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. Coosa Christian's record is now 4-7.
Scottsboro skirted past Coosa Christian 4-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scottsboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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