On Sunday, Tennessee faced Gibbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tennessee Vikings fell 5-1 to the Gibbs Eagles. Tennessee's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Carly Compton put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off nine hits. Compton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Compton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Like Tennessee, Gibbs also got a great game from a two-way player: Lacey Keck. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Keck was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maddi Whaley was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Tennessee's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-5. As for Gibbs, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-12 record this season.
Tennessee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gibbs, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against South Gibson. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Gibson: 3.7, Gibbs: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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