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| 03/12/25 - Home | 7-10 L |
| 04/19/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/21/24 - Away | 15-2 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 03/24/23 - Away | 15-2 W |
| + 4 more games |
Gaffney is 8-1 against Spartanburg since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. Gaffney is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, Gaffney needed a bit of extra time to put away Chapman. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Panthers 5-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Spartanburg can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They were the clear victors by a 26-8 margin over Eastside. The Vikings not only won last Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 11th.
Katelyn Payne was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Payne was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Olivia Lister was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-6. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Chariya Moon was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI.
Spartanburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .568. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Gaffney pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Spartanburg, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Gaffney couldn't quite get it done against Spartanburg when the teams last played back in March as they fell 10-7. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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