The Heard County Braves will venture away from home to take on the Harris County Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Heard County 3.9, Harris County 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Heard County came up short against Villa Rica and fell 6-3.
Meanwhile, Harris County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Bears. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 17 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Gracie Guthrey was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Caroline Gatewood, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Harris County 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 .310 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Heard County's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10. Those road losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Harris County, their record now sits at 23-4.
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