Baseball Preview: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. Gibbs Eagles
Knoxville Central is 2-8 against Gibbs since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Knoxville Central Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gibbs Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Knoxville Central: 3.2, Gibbs: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Knoxville Central will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Powell, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Knoxville Central walked away with a 6-2 victory over Powell on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Knoxville Central.
Andrew Hill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Hill was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Hill wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was David Grimes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gibbs unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Anderson County by a score of 5-4.
Knoxville Central's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7. As for Gibbs, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-2-1.
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