Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Slocomb). Everything went their way against the Ashford Yellowjackets on Saturday as the Slocomb Red Tops made off with a 19-1 win. With that victory, the Red Tops brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Wyatt Reeder, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Slocomb: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Owens, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Red Tops
| 03/01/25 @ Ashford | 58.8% |
| 02/27/25 vs Houston Academy | 42.4% |
| 02/25/25 vs Dale County | 45.7% |
| 02/22/25 vs Geneva | 28.1% |
| 02/17/25 @ Cottonwood | 31% |
| + 13 more games |
Slocomb always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The win was the third in a row for Slocomb, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ashford, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Slocomb will take on Carroll at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Ashford, they will host Straughn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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