Southeast Whitfield County barely beat Gordon Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Southeast Whitfield County Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Gordon Central Warriors a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that win, the Raiders brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Tucker Townsend made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Townsend was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
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In other batting news, Southeast Whitfield County let Ethan Hampton and Mason Williams run wild. Hampton scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Williams scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Matthew Ledford, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southeast Whitfield County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Gordon Central, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, Southeast Whitfield County will take on Christian Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christian Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Gordon Central, they will head out to challenge Rome at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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