After flying high against Cumberland Gap on Wednesday, Anderson County came back down to earth. The Anderson County Mavericks fell just short of the Union County Patriots by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Anderson County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Union County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Daniel Unthank spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Anderson County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Strickland, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Union County's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Brady Stinnett gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Stinnett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Anderson County's loss dropped their record down to 24-12. As for Union County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-15 record this season.
As of now, neither Anderson County nor Union County have any future games scheduled.
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