Baseball Preview: Gilmer County Titans vs. Webster County Highlanders
Gilmer County is 9-0 against Webster County since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gilmer County Titans will be playing at home against the Webster County Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Gilmer County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Gilmer County got the win against Grafton by a conclusive 13-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gilmer County.
Colton Hall and Dayne Murphy did most of the damage at the plate: Hall scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Murphy scored a run while going 2-for-2. Hall is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Brody Brockleman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Webster County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 20-4 defeat at the hands of Richwood.
Gilmer County's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Webster County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Gilmer County's way against Webster County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Gilmer County made off with a 19-0 victory. Will Gilmer County repeat their success, or does Webster County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
