The White County Warriors will take on the Stone Memorial Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. White County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Stone Memorial will come in with six straight victories.
White County managed to slip by Warren County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Warriors lost 12-2 to the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
White County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Dilts, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Stone Memorial got the win against Roane County last Friday by a conclusive 9-1. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Stone Memorial also got a great performance from Shaeffer Sitton as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Sitton has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Kyle Hinch was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade Wilson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Stone Memorial's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for White County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
White County suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Stone Memorial when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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