Baseball Game Preview: Greeneville Greene Devils vs. David Crockett Pioneers

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03/06/25 - Home	6-0 W
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03/18/24 - Home	6-10 L
04/05/23 - Home	7-0 W
04/23/22 - Away	1-0 W
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Greeneville has gone 8-2 against David Crockett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greene Devils will host the Pioneers at 11:00 a.m. Greeneville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so David Crockett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Greeneville's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Canfield hitters got past them. The Greene Devils lost 12-2 to the Cardinals on Thursday. The Greene Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

David Crockett not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 25th (when they won 16-3). They put the hurt on Smoky Mountain with a sharp 11-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.

Cooper Pettit tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Aj Ford was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Carson Bradburn was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

David Crockett was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

David Crockett's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Greeneville, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.

Greeneville took their win against David Crockett in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Greene Devils repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.