The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders will square off against the Wartburg Central Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Austin-East on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-1 victory. The Highlanders haven't had any issues with the Roadrunners recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Rylan Rad
| 04/01/25 vs Austin-East | 4 |
| 03/28/24 vs Austin-East | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Austin-East | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs South Greene | 2 |
| 03/25/24 @ Austin-East | 2 |
Gatlinburg-Pittman let Rylan Rad and Craig Huskey run wild. Rad scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Huskey scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those four stolen bases gave Rad a new career-high. Brayden Joyce was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
Gatlinburg-Pittman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Austin-East only posted an OBP of .385.
Meanwhile, Wartburg Central waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Wartburg Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
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