The Chattooga Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Fannin County Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Chattooga's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Dade County on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Wolverines. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Fannin County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Armuchee on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2.
Natalie Herendon spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fannin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Presley Daves, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Fannin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted was before the start of last season.
Chattooga now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Fannin County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Chattooga couldn't quite finish off Fannin County in their previous matchup back in September and fell 4-2. Can Chattooga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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