The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders will face off against the Oneida Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Gatlinburg-Pittman came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 15-5 to Alcoa.
Tristan Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Oneida was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Gatlinburg-Pittman.
Gabe Brennan put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Brennan wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Daugherty, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Daugherty is becoming a predictor of Oneida's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-17 when he doesn't).
Gatlinburg-Pittman's defeat dropped their record down to 16-16. As for Oneida, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Gatlinburg-Pittman skirted past Oneida 5-4 when the teams last played on Thursday. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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