Baseball Game Preview: Gallatin County Wildcats vs. Trimble County Raiders

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Previous Games

04/25/24 - Away	9-4 W
04/23/24 - Home	12-2 W
04/12/24 - Away	12-2 W
04/20/23 - Away	12-10 W
04/18/23 - Home	1-7 L
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Gallatin County and Trimble County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will take on the Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gallatin County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Gallatin County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Calvary Christian on Friday, falling 17-10.

Meanwhile, Trimble County had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Shawe Memorial on Saturday as they made off with a 12-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Dylan Penick and Noah Chilton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Penick struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Chilton struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Penick went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Chilton went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Penick has become a key player for Trimble County: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, Liam Taylor was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jacoby Clark also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Trimble County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shawe Memorial only managed three hits.

Trimble County's record now sits at 3-11. As for Gallatin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.

Gallatin County beat Trimble County 9-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.