The Harriman Blue Devils will challenge the Cumberland County Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Harriman and Greenback had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Blue Devils came up short against the Cherokees on Tuesday, falling 12-2. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Cherokees recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Terre' Lee made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Landon Jackson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Cumberland County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They skirted past White County 2-0. The Jets haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The result came thanks to Eli Ostrander's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Cumberland County is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.
Harriman's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Cumberland County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Harriman suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Cumberland County when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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