The Gibbs Eagles will face off against the South-Doyle Cherokees at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gibbs came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Anderson County by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, South-Doyle might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was McEwen who claimed the real prize. South-Doyle came up short against McEwen, falling 15-7.
Mason Knowles was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zander Wilkerson, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
South-Doyle's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7-1. As for Gibbs, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Gibbs came out on top in a nail-biter against South-Doyle in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 4-2. Does Gibbs have another victory up their sleeve, or will South-Doyle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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