North Greene won the last time they faced Unaka, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The North Greene Huskies came out on top against the Unaka Rangers by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Greene.
Hannah Brooks was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Brooks has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brooks was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Matti Phillips was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Haley Bailey, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Unaka's side, Matilda Salyer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jill Faust, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Unaka didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Greene only tossed seven.
North Greene's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Unaka, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
North Greene will be playing at home against Greeneville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Greene is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Unaka, they will head out on the road to challenge Dobyns-Bennett at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Dobyns-Bennett's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Unaka's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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