Griffin hasn't had much luck against Harris County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Griffin Bears will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Harris County Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Griffin: 1.7, Harris County: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Griffin didn't have quite enough to beat Perry and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by just one run.
Griffin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Daniel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Daniel has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Harris County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Jonesboro by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Considering the Tigers have won three matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Caroline Gatewood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gatewood was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Linsley Brown was incredible, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Addyson Seman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harris County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .880. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Griffin's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Harris County, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Griffin hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Harris County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Griffin suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Harris County in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Griffin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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