The Halls Red Devils will take on the Anderson County Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Halls got the win against Karns by a conclusive 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Anderson County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Portland 15-9 on Thursday.
Jeremiah Owens made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Anderson County got a massive performance out of Easton Beaty, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs Beaty has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Strickland, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI.
Anderson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Anderson County pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Halls, their record is now 5-7.
Halls skirted past Anderson County 7-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mavericks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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