Roane County is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Gilmer County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Roane County Raiders will take on the Gilmer County Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roane County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over South Harrison.
The result came thanks to Mahailey Nicholson's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexi Mitchell was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gilmer County can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They put the hurt on Calhoun with a sharp 23-2 win.
Paige Montgomery made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Montgomery was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, lacy canfield and Alexis Stoddard did most of the damage at the plate: canfield scored five runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1, while Stoddard scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Addison Godfrey was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Roane County's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Gilmer County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Everything went Roane County's way against Gilmer County in their previous meeting back in March as Roane County made off with a 6-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Godfrey, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roane County still be able to contain Godfrey? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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