The Greenback Cherokees will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oakdale Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenback has 13 straight wins, Oakdale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Greenback is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Sweetwater (and have done all season long). Greenback was the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over Sweetwater on Thursday. 12 seems to be a good number for Greenback as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jennifer Jones and Ali Garland made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Jones tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Garland didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Jones scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Garland scored a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leah Kimbrell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oakdale fell victim to a rough 16-4 loss at the hands of Campbell County on Thursday.
Oakdale saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Davidson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Greenback pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Oakdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Greenback has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Oakdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Greenback took their victory against Oakdale in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oakdale's Rhylan Hicks, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Greenback still be able to contain Hicks? There's only one way to find out.
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