The Fulton County Pilots will venture away from home to challenge the Gleason Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fulton County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Gleason will come in with four straight wins.
Fulton County fell victim to Hickman County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-0 to the Falcons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Gleason never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Lake County. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Gleason let Elaine Covington and Ava Bennett run wild. Covington went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Bennett went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was Covington's first of the season. Addy Black was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Gleason kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matchups.
Gleason pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Fulton County might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Gleason in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can the Pilots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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