Baseball Game Preview: Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets vs. Houston County Bears

The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Houston County Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Thomas County Central 3.9, Houston County 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Thomas County Central came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Coffee by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Thomas County Central got a good showing from Braden Griffin, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Griffin has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Reid Gainous was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Houston County entered their tilt with Veterans on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Warhawks get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.

Houston County pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Thomas County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.

Everything went Thomas County Central's way against Houston County in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Thomas County Central made off with an 11-3 win. Will Thomas County Central repeat their success, or does Houston County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.