The Union County Patriots will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Grainger Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Union County is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Sevier County. Everything went Union County's way against Sevier County on Saturday as Union County made off with a 7-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Grainger gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Cherokee 14-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.
Destanee Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs.
In other batting news, McKenna Kee was a standout: she scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of McKinley Mills, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5.
Everything went Union County's way against Grainger when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Union County made off with a 9-2 win. Will Union County repeat their success, or does Grainger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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