Anderson County is 1-9 against Powell since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Anderson County Mavericks will be playing at home against the Powell Panthers at 6:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
On Monday, Anderson County made easy work of Oak Ridge and carried off an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Anderson County.
Addison Grooms spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Anderson County got a massive performance out of Kaycee Baldwin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Baldwin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alli McKamey, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Powell put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Union County onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Not much got past Kayleigh Smith, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Union County off the board.
At the plate, Izy Wiles was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gabby Kraatz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Anderson County's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-18. As for Powell, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9-4.
Anderson County suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Powell when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Anderson County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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