Clarksville will face off against Oak Ridge on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Clarksville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Houston, who was ranked third at the time (Clarksville was ranked second). The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since April 17th.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hilltoppers a 2-0 shutout.
Clarksville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 24 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Oak Ridge, they pushed their record up to 34-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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