Jemison is 2-8 against Chilton County since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Jemison Panthers duke it out with Chilton County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Jemison beat Billingsley 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Jemison got a massive performance out of Braelyn Bradford, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Bradford launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Bean, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Jemison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Chilton County waltzed into their match on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Indians 10-8. Chilton County's win was all the more impressive since the Indians were averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Kaylee Dunn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and two unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February.
At the plate, Macey Pierce and Makenzie Harrison did most of the damage at the plate: Pierce fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3, while Harrison went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Harrison a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avree Williams, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Jemison's victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Chilton County, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3-1.
Jemison suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Chilton County in their previous matchup back in February. Can Jemison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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