The Whitwell Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers at 4:30 a.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Whitwell beat Ooltewah 4-1.
Kailee Yarber made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Yarber has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Yarber was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Stephanie Miller was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Mallory O'Neal, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Boyd-Buchanan made sure to put some runs up on the board against Girls Prep on Thursday. Everything went Boyd-Buchanan's way against Girls Prep as Boyd-Buchanan made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Boyd-Buchanan.
Whitwell's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Whitwell suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Boyd-Buchanan in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Whitwell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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