{"id":15101,"date":"2022-04-27T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=15101"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:45:45","slug":"beat-the-odds-alton-comets-triumph-over-winona-wildcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/sports\/comets\/beat-the-odds-alton-comets-triumph-over-winona-wildcats-20220427","title":{"rendered":"Beat The Odds- Alton Comets Triumph Over Winona Wildcats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alton, Mo. \u2013 <\/strong>The Alton Comets junior high baseball team triumphed over the Winona Wildcats in a match-up on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Alton High School baseball field. The Comets won 11-2.<\/p>\n

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ALTON, MO \u2013 APRIL 26: Alton Comets pitcher winds up with the baseball during the high school baseball game between the Alton Comets and the Winona Wildcats on April 26, 2022, at the Alton High School baseball field in Alton, MO. (Photo by Curtis Thomas\/AltonMo.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beat The Odds<\/h2>\n

The Comets had several things threatening their win. Rainy weather the past few days threatened to ruin the match-up, but the sun came out the day of the game. While there was a height difference between the Comets and Wildcats, that did not stop the Comets from trying their best and coming off with the win.<\/p>\n

\"ALTON,
ALTON, MO \u2013 APRIL 26: Winona Wildcats pitcher gets ready to let the ball go during the high school baseball game between the Alton Comets and the Winona Wildcats on April 26, 2022, at the Alton High School baseball field in Alton, MO. (Photo by Curtis Thomas\/AltonMo.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Game<\/h2>\n

For the majority of the game, Alton kept the lead. On one hit, all the bases were full but the Comets managed to get everyone out. The final score was 11-2 with the Comets taking the win.<\/p>\n

\"ALTON,
ALTON, MO \u2013 APRIL 26: Alton Comets batter ducks to let the ball fly overhead during the high school baseball game between the Alton Comets and the Winona Wildcats on April 26, 2022, at the Alton High School baseball field in Alton, MO. (Photo by Amanda Thomas\/AltonMo.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Alton Comets baseball team triumphed over the Winona Wildcats in a match-up on April 26, 2022, at the Alton High School baseball field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[243,238,213,225,229,201,264],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15139,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15101\/revisions\/15139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}