The Cloudland Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Unicoi County Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Unicoi County will be up against a hot Cloudland team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Highlanders' way against University School on Thursday as they made off with a 20-10 win. The Highlanders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Unicoi County never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on South Greene with a sharp 14-0 victory.
Lela Byrd was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Abigail Peterson was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Carly Baxter, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Unicoi County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in ten consecutive games.
Cloudland's record now sits at 6-2. As for Unicoi County, their record is now 19-2.
Cloudland suffered a grim 22-1 defeat to Unicoi County when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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