Whitwell won against Grundy County on Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Whitwell Tigers didn't even let the Grundy County Yellowjackets on the board, marking the Whitwell Tigers' second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won three games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
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Jacob McCurry was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Whitwell let Michael Kilgore and Brayden Riley run wild. Kilgore went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Riley scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Goforth, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
The victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grundy County, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Whitwell will venture away from home to square off against East Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. We've got a battle between Yellowjackets coming up.
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