The Giles Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Bland County Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Giles is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Auburn on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 13-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Spartans haven't been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Bland County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Grayson County.
Alex Peters made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple.
Giles' defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Bland County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Giles' way against Bland County in their previous matchup back in March, as Giles made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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