Baseball Game Preview: Happy Valley Warriors vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders

The Happy Valley Warriors will take on the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Happy Valley's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Gatlinburg-Pittman has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.

On Tuesday, Happy Valley came up short against North Greene and fell 9-6.

Cade Kendall

Runs

04/22/25 @ North Greene	3
04/17/25 @ Cloudland	3
03/28/25 @ Unaka	3
03/14/25 vs Cloudland	3
04/15/25 vs North Greene	1
+ 8 more games

Cade Kendall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Happy Valley: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Goulds, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman hadn't done well against Clinton recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Highlanders had just enough and edged out the Dragons 4-3.

Gatlinburg-Pittman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Davis, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Happy Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Happy Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gatlinburg-Pittman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.