Colbert County is 1-9 against Deshler since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Colbert County Indians are on the road again to play the Deshler Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Colbert County beat Athens Bible by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. With that win, Colbert County brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Colbert County got a great performance from Reese Uhlman as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (she also only allowed one walk). Uhlman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrea Hacker was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gracie Summers, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Deshler waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Bulldogs.
The win got Colbert County back to even at 14-14. As for Deshler, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10-5.
Colbert County skirted past Deshler 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Deshler's Taylor Tittle, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Colbert County still be able to contain Tittle? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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