The Lumpkin County Indians will challenge the Gilmer Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gilmer is hoping to do what Chestatee couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Lumpkin County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lumpkin County blew past Chestatee 14-2. Considering the Indians have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five contests, Gilmer brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against Gordon Central on Wednesday as Gilmer made off with a 16-1 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Bobcats as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sarah Dale made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mary Grace Jones and Gracie Gaitanoglou did most of the damage at the plate: Jones scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Gaitanoglou scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Maddy Patterson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gilmer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Lumpkin County pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gilmer, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12.
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