Softball Preview: Carter Green Hornets vs. Gibbs Eagles
Carter is 0-10 against Gibbs since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Carter Green Hornets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Gibbs Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carter will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Clinton, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Carter's pitchers stepped up to hand Clinton a 7-0 shutout on Monday.
Hayden Neely tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gracie Miller, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kayla Rucker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gibbs waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Fighting Cocks as they made off with a 7-0 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Gibbs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Carter pushed their record up to 17-9 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Gibbs, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-11 record this season.
Carter might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Gibbs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Carter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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