Baseball Preview: Union County Patriots vs. Cumberland Gap Panthers
Union County is 9-1 against Cumberland Gap since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Union County Patriots will be playing at home against the Cumberland Gap Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Neither Union County nor Cumberland Gap posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Union County sidestepped Carter for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Union County.
Lincoln Barton looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Union County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Stinnett, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Cumberland Gap lost 12-2 to Clinton on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Cumberland Gap has lost by exactly ten runs.
Union County's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Cumberland Gap, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Union County took their win against Cumberland Gap in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 8-1. Will Union County repeat their success, or does Cumberland Gap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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