Gibson County is still undefeated this season after their matchup against University School of Jackson on Thursday, but University School of Jackson came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Gibson County Pioneers came out on top in a nail-biter against the University School of Jackson Bruins and snuck past 7-5. That's two games straight that Gibson County has won by exactly two runs.
Carter Croom was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Noah Dabbs was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gibson County's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for University School of Jackson, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Gibson County will take on Roanoke-Benson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Gibson County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Roanoke-Benson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for University School of Jackson, they will face off against Alcorn Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Alcorn Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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