The McNairy Central Bobcats are on the road again on Monday to play the Crockett County Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, it was close, but McNairy Central sidestepped Cherokee for a 6-5 win.
Bailee Shelton was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Linlee Davidson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Crockett County can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Gibson County as Crockett County made off with a 17-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Crockett County who now have four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Lynden Cole, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-3. Piper White was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
McNairy Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Crockett County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. McNairy Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Crockett County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
McNairy Central might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Crockett County in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crockett County's Anna Stallings, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that McNairy Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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