Gilmer has won six straight games at home, while Pine Tree has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Gilmer Buckeyes will welcome the Pine Tree Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Gilmer proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 17) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Henderson a 2-0 shutout. The Buckeyes haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree lost 13-1 to Carthage on Tuesday.
Pine Tree saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rhi Black, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Black has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. E.K. Holder also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Pine Tree's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12-1. As for Gilmer, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-2.
Everything went Gilmer's way against Pine Tree in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as Gilmer made off with a 15-0 win. Does Gilmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Tree turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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