After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Heritage, Gilmer was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northwest Whitfield Bruins a 5-0 shutout. For the Bobcats, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 win the Bruins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Not much got past Lily Fortune, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Northwest Whitfield off the board. Fortune has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gilmer's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaylee McDaniel, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI.
Bobcats
| 09/09/25 @ Northwest Whitfield | 5-0 |
| 09/08/25 vs Heritage | 3-11 |
| 09/06/25 vs Carrollton | 2-8 |
| 09/06/25 vs Pace Academy | 13-4 |
| 09/06/25 vs St. Pius X Catholic | 11-8 |
Gilmer's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 10-9. As for Northwest Whitfield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Gilmer will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bruins: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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