Gilmer County fell victim to Lewis County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lewis County Minutemen by a score of 2-0. Gilmer County has not had much luck with Lewis County recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Addison Godfrey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gilmer County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layla Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Lewis County's side, not much got past Macey Franklin, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Gilmer County off the board.
On the hitting side, Courtney Boggs was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Gilmer County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9. As for Lewis County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilmer County will take on Hannan at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lewis County, they will be playing at home against North Marion at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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