Anderson County dropped their record down to 24-10 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They lost 8-2 to the Girard Indians. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Mavericks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Anderson County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reece Wilkerson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Girard, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.
On Girard's side, Zach Ward and Will Hynes did most of the damage at the plate: Ward got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Hynes went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Hynes has become a key player for the Indians: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Evan Tuttle was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run.
Coming up, Anderson County will be playing in front of their home fans against Carter at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mavericks 4, the Green Hornets 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Girard, they will head out on the road to face off against Northview Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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