The Gaither Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gaither is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Gaither earned an 8-3 victory over Wharton. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gaither.
Kasey Wilkes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Adi Rivera was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Aasia Scerbo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Plant made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sickles on Wednesday. Everything went Plant's way against Sickles as Plant made off with a 13-6 win.
Addison Swink made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Swink was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kate Compton was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Graci Quinlan, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Gaither's record is now 6-8. As for Plant, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Gaither hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Plant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Gaither came up short against Plant when the teams last played back in February, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plant's Cassidy Masters, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Gaither knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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