Cumberland Gap hasn't had much luck against Union County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Cumberland Gap will challenge Union County at 5:30 p.m. Cumberland Gap is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Cumberland Gap is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Hancock County by a score of 16-15 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (11), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Kole Carter
| 03/27/25 vs Hancock County | 4 |
| 03/11/25 @ Claiborne | 3 |
| 03/07/25 @ Barbourville | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs Middlesboro | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ West Greene | 2 |
Cumberland Gap got a massive performance out of Kole Carter, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Carter a new career-high. Hudson Harris was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Cumberland Gap was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Union County came up short against King's Academy on Saturday, falling 14-3. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cumberland Gap's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Cumberland Gap suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Union County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Cumberland Gap avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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