Baseball Recap: Gibson County Pioneers vs. Lake County Falcons
Gibson County stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Lake County Falcons onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gibson County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Logan White was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. White was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Noah Dabbs and Jonathan Forsythe did most of the damage at the plate: Dabbs scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Forsythe scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Dabbs is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Orren Martin, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Lake County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Chamberlain, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Gibson County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Lake County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibson County will take on Lakeland Preparatory at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gibson County is on a four-game streak of home wins, Lakeland Preparatory a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Lake County will take on Haywood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake County is facing Haywood at the right time seeing as Haywood is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
