Southeast Whitfield County is 1-9 against Northwest Whitfield since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southeast Whitfield County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Northwest Whitfield Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Southeast Whitfield County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Chattooga 13-12. That's two games straight that Southeast Whitfield County has won by just one run.
Elijah Couch was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Singleton, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Northwest Whitfield waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Phoenix 15-1. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for Northwest Whitfield this season.
Southeast Whitfield County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for Northwest Whitfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Southeast Whitfield County suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Northwest Whitfield when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Southeast Whitfield County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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