The White County Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Warren County Pioneers & Lady Pioneers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. White County will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Friday, White County came up short against Cannon County and fell 13-10.
Eli Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those doubles were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Pionke, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Warren County suffered their closest defeat since March 24th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Spring Hill by a score of 4-2.
Warren County also got a good showing from Lealon Arnold, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Arnold has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Adams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Warren County has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for White County, they dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
White County skirted past Warren County 7-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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