The Henderson Lions will square off against the Gilmer Buckeyes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Henderson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Gilmer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Henderson blew Spring Hill out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Monday Spring Hill got their revenge. The Lions fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since February 26th.
Henderson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taniya VanZandt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gilmer). They never let Chapel Hill get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Buckeyes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Gilmer's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-11. As for Henderson, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-8-1.
Henderson skirted past Gilmer 5-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buckeyes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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