The Greenback Cherokees will be playing at home against the McMinn County Cherokees at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenback has 13 straight wins, McMinn County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Greenback is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Sweetwater (and have done all season long). Greenback put the hurt on Sweetwater with a sharp 12-6 victory on Thursday. 12 seems to be a good number for Greenback as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jennifer Jones and Ali Garland made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Jones tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Garland didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jones scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Garland scored a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leah Kimbrell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emma Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, McMinn County came up short against Tellico Plains on Thursday and fell 7-4.
McMinn County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cami Wade, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Greenback's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for McMinn County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Everything went Greenback's way against McMinn County in their previous matchup back in March as Greenback made off with an 11-4 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McMinn County's Madison Herd, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Greenback still be able to contain Herd? There's only one way to find out.
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