Softball Recap: Powell Takes a Loss

If Powell was feeling good fresh off their 12-1 takedown of Carter on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers came up short against the Gibbs Eagles on Wednesday, falling 9-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.

Powell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylan Heatherly, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Powell's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Gibbs, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-3 record this season.

Powell and Gibbs should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Panthers will square off against Oak Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (41 vs. 210). Meanwhile, Gibbs (ranked third) will meet Clinton (ranked 74th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.3, the Dragons 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.