The Whitwell Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Whitwell will be strutting in after a win while East Hamilton will be coming in after a loss.
Whitwell had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Grundy County on Monday. Whitwell's pitcher stepped up to hand Grundy County a 10-0 shutout. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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Jacob McCurry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Michael Kilgore and Brayden Riley did most of the damage at the plate: Kilgore went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Riley scored a run while going 1-for-4. Garrett Miller was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton didn't have quite enough to beat Marion County on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The loss was the Hurricanes' first of the season.
East Hamilton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Huskey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Whitwell pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for East Hamilton, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Whitwell suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to East Hamilton in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Whitwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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