The Gibson County Pioneers will face off against the Ripley Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Gibson County nor Ripley posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Gibson County and Dyersburg, and Gibson County kept the tradition alive. The Pioneers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Gibson County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexius Tate, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. Carson Polizzi also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Ripley fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Milan on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Gibson County's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Ripley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4-1.
Gibson County came out on top in a nail-biter against Ripley when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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