The Anderson County Mavericks will be taking part in a tournament against the Halls Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Anderson County took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Portland 15-9.
Jeremiah Owens
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Jeremiah Owens was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Anderson County got a massive performance out of Easton Beaty, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs Beaty has posted since back in April of 2024. Daniel Unthank was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Anderson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Halls got the win against Karns last Tuesday by a conclusive 14-4. The Red Devils have beaten the Beavers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Beavers has come to flipping the script.
Anderson County's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Halls, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
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