For the second straight game, Oconee County will face off against Cherokee Bluff. The Warriors will host the Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oconee County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Cherokee Bluff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Oconee County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cherokee Bluff just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 4-2.
For Cherokee Bluff's part, they got a great performance from Gabe Gowder as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Bubba Coleman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan England, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
The win was the tenth in a row for Cherokee Bluff, bringing their record up to 14-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Oconee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
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