The Greeneville Greene Devils will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Jefferson County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greeneville can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Greene a 14-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Kyla Jobe, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Lydia Darnell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County had just enough and edged Claiborne out 2-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jefferson County.
The result came thanks to Olivia Mottern's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Jefferson County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaycee Morgan, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Greeneville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Jefferson County, the victory got them back to even at 16-16.
Jefferson County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Greeneville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .470. It's a different story for Jefferson County, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Greeneville's hitters?
Greeneville beat Jefferson County 10-7 in their previous meeting back in April. Does Greeneville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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