Hamilton County is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Clinch County a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Hamilton County Trojans will host the Clinch County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Hamilton County will be strutting in after a win while Clinch County will be coming in after a defeat.
Hamilton County will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Jefferson County on Friday. Hamilton County was the clear victors by a 15-8 margin over Jefferson County. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Trojans' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Hamilton County let Cody Doolittle and Nathan Wheeler loose on the outfield. Doolittle scored two runs while going 1-for-4, while Wheeler went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance also gave Doolittle a new career-high in RBI (two).
Meanwhile, Clinch County suffered their closest loss since March 26, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Jackson by a score of 4-2.
Clinch County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hamilton County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-1-1.
Hamilton County came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinch County when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Will Hamilton County repeat their success, or does Clinch County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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