David Crockett and Tennessee are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The David Crockett Pioneers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Tennessee Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
David Crockett can't be too worried about heading out to take on Tennessee: they just beat Greeneville at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. David Crockett was the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over Greeneville on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for David Crockett considering their one-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Tennessee entered their tilt with Grainger with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Grizzlies on Monday.
Carly Compton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Compton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Compton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Compton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaylie Hughes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
David Crockett's victory bumped their record up to 22-14. As for Tennessee, they pushed their record up to 23-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
David Crockett suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Tennessee in their previous meeting on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Compton, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that David Crockett knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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