The McGavock Raiders will be playing at home against the Harpeth Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, McGavock finally turned things around against Hillsboro on Tuesday. McGavock came out on top against Hillsboro by a score of 13-9. McGavock's win was all the more impressive since Hillsboro was averaging only 3.9 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Harpeth beat Hickman County 6-1 on Monday.
Landen Perry and Michael Matheson were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Perry kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Matheson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Perry scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Matheson scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayden Penrod, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
McGavock's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Harpeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
McGavock might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Harpeth in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harpeth's Hudson Clark, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Now that McGavock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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