
Pioneers
04/15/25 @ Ripley | 9 |
03/11/25 @ Dyersburg | 7 |
03/18/25 vs Obion County | 5 |
03/13/25 vs Scotts Hill | 4 |
04/09/25 @ Milan | 2 |
Gibson County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Ripley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 10-9. On the bright side, the nine- run effort marked the Pioneers' highest-scoring game to date.
Hannah Prestininzi was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Allmon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Alexius Tate, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Gibson County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Ripley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8-1.
Coming up, Gibson County will welcome Peabody at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Tide have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Ripley, they will head out to take on Westview at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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