Softball Preview: Austin-East Roadrunners vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders
Austin-East is 0-8 against Gatlinburg-Pittman since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Austin-East Roadrunners will head out on the road to challenge the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Austin-East is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 18-3 to Fulton.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Gatlinburg-Pittman was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Sevier County by a score of 3-1. Gatlinburg-Pittman has struggled against Sevier County recently, as their match on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Austin-East's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Austin-East suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Gatlinburg-Pittman in their previous meeting back in March. Can Austin-East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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