The Fort Payne Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Fyffe Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Fyffe will be up against a hot Fort Payne squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Fort Payne put the hurt on Douglas with a sharp 12-5 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Fort Payne got a great performance from Preston Ledford as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Kyle Caminiti, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fyffe got the win against Section on Saturday by a conclusive 14-1. The Red Devils have beaten the Lions the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.
Fort Payne's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs over those games. As for Fyffe, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went Fort Payne's way against Fyffe in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, as Fort Payne made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Payne 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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