The Gate City Blue Devils will head out to challenge the Central Wise Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gate City has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Central Wise will arrive with four straight wins.
Gate City made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Abingdon, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 6-4 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Central Wise put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Ridgeview.
The result came thanks to Kaelyn Dales's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Central Wise pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gate City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Gate City suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Central Wise in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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