The Anderson County Mavericks are taking a road trip to square off against the Union County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Anderson County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Powell on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-7. The Mavericks have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Bella Brummit was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two doubles. Alli McKamey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Union County posted their closest win since March 5th on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Claiborne a 1-0 shutout. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Patriots have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Union County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson County, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
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