Softball Preview: Fannin County Rebels vs. Chattooga Indians
The Fannin County Rebels have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chattooga Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Fannin County nor Chattooga posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Fannin County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Armuchee on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2.
Natalie Herendon spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up 15 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Fannin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Presley Daves, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Fannin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Chattooga's offense. They lost 6-0 to Dade County on Tuesday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fannin County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Chattooga, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Fannin County skirted past Chattooga 4-2 when the teams last played back in September. Will Fannin County repeat their success, or does Chattooga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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