The David Crockett Pioneers will face off against the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, David Crockett was able to grind out a solid win over Cocke County, taking the game 6-3.
David Crockett got a great performance from Gabe Story as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, David Crockett's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elisha Rice, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Rice's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Elizabethton came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Wolves.
Elizabethton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.75 runs across that stretch. As for David Crockett, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9.
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