Kilgore is a perfect 10-0 against Chapel Hill since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. We've got a battle between Bulldogs coming up. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kilgore has three straight wins, Chapel Hill has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kilgore's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Cumberland Academy with a sharp 12-0 victory.
Tanner Beets
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Tanner Beets made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Kilgore is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-11-1 otherwise. Beets was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Kaeson Clayton looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Kilgore is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-11-1 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kolton Hale, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Miles Applegate, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill lost 13-3 to Henderson on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly ten runs.
Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 4-16-1. As for Kilgore, their win bumped their record up to 8-12-1.
Everything went Kilgore's way against Chapel Hill in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Kilgore made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Kilgore repeat their success, or does Chapel Hill has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
