The Mount Juliet Golden Bears had just enough and edged out the Clinton Dragons 6-5 on Saturday.
Chloe Younggren was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Bucher, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Mount Juliet was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Mount Juliet is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8-1.
Mount Juliet has already played their next game (against Christian Academy of Knoxville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Clinton, they will head out on the road to challenge Anderson County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Mavericks will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Dragons surely won't give up without a fight.
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