The Anderson County Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Anderson County: 3.9, Eastern: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Anderson County had just enough and edged Elizabethtown out 3-1.
Logan Grubb was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Grubb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Anderson County got a great performance from Elijah Castle as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Grubb wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Clark, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern has not done well against Shelby County recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Eastern had just enough and edged Shelby County out 2-1.
Ryan Stich tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
Anderson County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Eastern, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8-1.
Anderson County skirted past Eastern 7-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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