Gibson County is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Covington is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gibson County Pioneers will take on the Covington Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gibson County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Gibson County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Adamsville.
Cole Lannom was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lannom was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Cooper Pierce looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Lannom wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Simpson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Noah Dabbs was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covington didn't have quite enough to beat Marion on Friday and fell 3-2.
Gibson County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
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