Stone is 1-7 against Gulfport since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tomcats will venture away from home to square off against the Admirals at 6:30 p.m. Stone is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Stone's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Gautier as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The Tomcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Emalynn Gibson's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stone got a massive performance out of Mattie Gibson, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits Gibson has posted since back in February. Ariyana Fairley was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Stone hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Gulfport ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Martin 11-10. The victory was familiar territory for the Admirals, who have now won five matches in a row.
Gulfport pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Stone, their record now sits at 14-6.
Stone couldn't quite finish off Gulfport in their previous matchup back in March and fell 8-6. Can the Tomcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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