
Tigers
04/24/25 vs Watertown | 3-16 |
04/22/25 vs Clarkrange | 20-9 |
04/21/25 @ Clarkrange | 20-0 |
04/18/25 vs Trousdale County | 11-1 |
04/15/25 vs Red Boiling Springs | 15-0 |
Gordonsville dropped their record down to 14-9 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They lost 16-3 to the Watertown Purple Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Purple Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in March.
Brodie Sykes was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played.
As for Watertown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
On Watertown's side, Shaun Potter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Potter was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Murphy, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Davis, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gordonsville will host Smith County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Watertown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Creek Wood at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Purple Tigers 2.4, the Red Hawks 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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