The Summertown Eagles will challenge the McNairy Central Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Summertown's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Mt. Pleasant. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, McNairy Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 12-1 win.
Kenli Bingham and Chanley Steele made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Bingham pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Steele tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bingham has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Bingham went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Steele went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one triple. Those five RBI gave Steele a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bailee Shelton and Callie Finlayson did most of the damage at the plate: Shelton went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Finlayson went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. That's the most runs Shelton has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlee Shelton, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
McNairy Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
McNairy Central's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Summertown, their win bumped their record up to 25-4-1.
Summertown skirted past McNairy Central 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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