Baseball Recap: Anderson County Extends Winning Streak to Five

Mavericks

Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 vs McEwen	11-1
03/28/25 vs Sevier County	15-7
03/27/25 vs West	6-2
03/25/25 @ Gibbs	5-3
03/24/25 vs Gibbs	12-2

Anderson County waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the McEwen Warriors 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Anderson County got a great performance from Landry Sharp as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on AJ Colorusso, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Daniel Unthank, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Anderson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McEwen only posted an OBP of .167.

Anderson County pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for McEwen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

Anderson County will be taking part in a tournament against Macon County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Anderson County's pitchers better be ready for this one: Macon County has averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season. As for McEwen, they are taking a road trip to face off against University School of Nashville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.