Graves County is 8-2 against Paducah Tilghman since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Graves County Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Graves County has four straight victories, Paducah Tilghman has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Graves County beat Apollo 8-3.
Anna Rogers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Cole was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Hayden, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Paducah Tilghman's offense. They lost 11-0 to Marshall County on Monday. The shutout was out of character for Paducah Tilghman seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Graves County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Paducah Tilghman, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Everything went Graves County's way against Paducah Tilghman in their previous meeting back in April as Graves County made off with a 9-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Graves County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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