The Curry Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Fayette County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Curry's victory against Berry wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Curry had just enough and edged out Berry 9-7. The Yellowjackets haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Blanton Gillespie
| 02/28/25 @ Hanceville | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Berry | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Carbon Hill | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Winston County | 2 |
| 03/03/25 @ Oakman | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Blanton Gillespie was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for Curry: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Argent, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fayette County was able to grind out a solid victory over South Lamar on Monday, taking the game 8-4. That looming 8-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Kason Rushing, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Christian Armstrong also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Fayette County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Fayette County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Curry, their record is now 5-6.
Curry came out on top in a nail-biter against Fayette County in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, sneaking past 4-2. Will Curry repeat their success, or does Fayette County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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