Baseball Preview: South Gibson Hornets vs. Chester County Eagles
The South Gibson Hornets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Chester County Eagles at 6:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South Gibson: 3.3, Chester County: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chester County is hoping to do on Thursday what Crockett County couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to South Gibson's winning streak, which now stands at four games. South Gibson's pitcher stepped up to hand Crockett County a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Jack Bradberry's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Thomas Baker, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Chester County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Caleb Cole was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Cole was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Cole wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter McLemore, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South Gibson has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Chester County, their loss dropped their record down to 23-4.
South Gibson skirted past Chester County 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will South Gibson repeat their success, or does Chester County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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