The Carter Green Hornets will play host again on Friday to welcome the David Crockett Pioneers, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Carter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Carter will bounce into Friday's match after beating Gibbs, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Carter came out on top against Gibbs by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday.
Malaney Etherton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Etherton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Etherton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marah Yeo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chloe Hicks, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
David Crockett might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-1 to Tennessee, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. David Crockett has not had much luck with Tennessee recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Carter pushed their record up to 18-9 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for David Crockett, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-16.
Carter might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from David Crockett in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Carter, Ashlyn Dulaney (who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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