The Greenback Cherokees will head out on the road to square off against the Loudon Redskins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greenback's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Oakdale out 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenback.
JJ Caudill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Greenback saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Moore, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brady Allison, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Loudon put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Clinton as Loudon made off with an 8-0 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Loudon as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Darrien Patterson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Patterson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jaxon Walker was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Logan Moore was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Greenback has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Loudon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Greenback hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Loudon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Greenback suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Loudon in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Greenback avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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