Grundy County is 2-8 against South Pittsburg since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Yellowjackets will square off against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Grundy County has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Grundy County is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Cascade.
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday South Pittsburg proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 3-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Kaylee Kilgore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Briley Masterson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
The win got South Pittsburg back to even at 9-9. As for Grundy County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Grundy County suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to South Pittsburg in their previous meeting last Monday. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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