The Seymour Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Gibbs Eagles. Seymour knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Gibbs likes a good challenge.
If Seymour beats Gibbs with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Seymour blew past Cocke County 10-0. That's two games straight that Seymour has won by exactly ten runs.
Drew Childress was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Childress has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Childress was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Jackson Farmer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Brown Austin was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Corbin Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Gibbs entered their tilt with Union County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
Seymour has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-19 record this season. As for Gibbs, they pushed their record up to 30-3-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
Seymour came up short against Gibbs when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-1. Can Seymour avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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