Gautier is 0-9 against Stone since March of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. Gautier will challenge Stone at 6:30 p.m. Gautier has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gautier is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against East Central, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, Stone came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 7-4. Seven seems to be a good number for the Tomcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Emalynn Gibson tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stone's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mattie Gibson, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Another was Laila Bullen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Stone's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Gautier, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Gautier might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Stone in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Gautier avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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