The Gibson County Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the McKenzie Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibson County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Gibson County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Greenfield (and have done all season long). Gibson County put the hurt on Greenfield with a sharp 11-0 victory on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gibson County.
Cole Lannom was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Lannom was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Gibson County got a massive performance out of Brayden Fisher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Logan White was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but McKenzie had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Dresden on Friday.
Gibson County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for McKenzie, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Gibson County was able to grind out a solid win over McKenzie in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gibson County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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