The Crossville Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gaston Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crossville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Crossville scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Gadsden City by a score of 15-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (13), Crossville still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Gaston made sure to put some runs up on the board against Asbury on Tuesday. Gaston won by a run and slipped past Asbury 28-27.
The team relied heavily on Brooklyn Whitten, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Lexi Ponce was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs.
Crossville's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Gaston, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Crossville came up short against Gaston in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 11-7. Will Crossville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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