For the second straight game, Trousdale County will face off against White House-Heritage. The Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trousdale County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while White House-Heritage will come in with nine straight victories.
Trousdale County came up short against White House-Heritage on Monday, falling 11-1.
For White House-Heritage's part, Nathan Dixon was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Dixon a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Keathley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Cayce, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
White House-Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive games.
White House-Heritage's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Trousdale County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
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