Roane County extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 2-6 in the process. They fell 9-6 to the Gilmer County Titans. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Titans from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Roane County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J GREATHOUSE, who went 1-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs.
As for Gilmer County, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games.
On Gilmer County's side, Kolten Holbert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Holbert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Guage Goodrich and Remington Huffman did most of the damage at the plate: Goodrich went 1-for-3 with four RBI, while Huffman went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Those four RBI gave Goodrich a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Roane County will take on rival Braxton County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Gilmer County is set to challenge their familiar foe Wirt County at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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