The Twin Springs Titans will face off against the J.I. Burton Black Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Twin Springs 2.3, J.I. Burton 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Twin Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Chilhowie. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Makenzie Gillenwater
| 05/29/25 @ Chilhowie | 2 |
| 05/28/25 @ Council | 1 |
| 05/12/25 vs Eastside | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Thomas Walker | 1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Castlewood | 1 |
Makenzie Gillenwater was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two triples, one run, and one RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Ross, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Meade, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask J.I. Burton). They never let Hurley get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Black Raiders considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Twin Springs pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for J.I. Burton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Twin Springs couldn't quite finish off J.I. Burton in their previous matchup last Friday and fell 2-0. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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