The Harris County Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Central Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harris County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Harris County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Calvary Christian, who was ranked fifth at the time (Harris County was ranked second). The Tigers put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 8-0 victory on Saturday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Riley Huckaby
| 09/27/25 vs Calvary Christian | 3 |
| 09/10/25 @ Northgate | 2 |
| 08/22/25 vs Arapahoe | 2 |
| 09/24/25 vs Starr's Mill | 1 |
| 09/20/25 vs Northgate | 1 |
Riley Huckaby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caroline Gatewood, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Ivy McCormick was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to East Coweta and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Indians, falling 9-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Harris County, their record now sits at 21-4.
Harris County was able to grind out a solid win over Central in their previous meeting on September 4th, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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