The Cloudland Highlanders will face off against the Unaka Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cloudland has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cloudland will face Unaka after dropping another heartbreaker against North Greene on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Highlanders lost 13-2 to the Huskies. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
West Greene hit Unaka with a five-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rangers fell 6-3 to the Buffaloes.
Kimberly Proffitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 12 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Campbell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Katlyn Dugger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Unaka has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Cloudland, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-12.
Cloudland was able to grind out a solid win over Unaka in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 8-3. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rangers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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