The Gilmer Buckeyes will head out to face off against the Henderson Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Henderson took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gilmer, who comes in off a win.
Gilmer is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Chapel Hill with a sharp 15-0 victory on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Buckeyes as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Henderson duked it out with Spring Hill on Monday. The Lions fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since February 26th.
Henderson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taniya VanZandt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Gilmer's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-11. As for Henderson, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-8-1.
Gilmer couldn't quite finish off Henderson when the teams last played back in April of 2025 and fell 5-3. Can the Buckeyes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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