The River Pilots will head out on the road to challenge the Gilmer County Titans at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for River's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Barnesville on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, River's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Gilmer County entered their tilt with Webster County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Highlanders on Thursday as they made off with a 12-1 victory. Considering Gilmer County has won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Christopher Junkins and Kolten Holbert were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Junkins tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Holbert struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Junkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Junkins scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Holbert scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dayne Murphy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Caleb Hall was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
River's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Gilmer County, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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