Baseball Game Preview: Cumberland Gap Panthers vs. Union County Patriots

By Team Reports Mar 26, 2024, 7:30am

Preview: Cumberland Gap Panthers vs. Union County Patriots

Cumberland Gap is 1-9 against Union County since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cumberland Gap Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Union County Patriots at 5:30 p.m.

On Monday, Cumberland Gap fell victim to a rough 10-3 defeat at the hands of Union County. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cumberland Gap has scored all season.

For Union County's part, Gavin Janeway looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ty Edds, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Flanagin, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a stolen base.

Cumberland Gap's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Union County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.

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