The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will square off against the Carter Green Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Carter's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Cocke County hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Fighting Cocks' pitchers stepped up to hand Northview Academy a 14-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Cocks, who have now won 22 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Carter was able to grind out a solid win over Seymour on Monday, taking the game 11-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Hornets.
Marah Yeo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Trull, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Cocke County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Carter, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Carter's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cocke County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Carter, though, as they've been averaging 9.3 hits. Given Cocke County's sizable advantage in that area, the Green Hornets will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cocke County took their victory against Carter when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Fighting Cocks repeat their success, or do the Green Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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