The Anderson County Mavericks will square off against the Gibbs Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Anderson County was handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Seymour 3-2.
Nolan Benson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Lowe, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Gibbs got themselves on the board against Carter on Friday, but Carter never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Hornets. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Gibbs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson County, their record is now 25-19.
Anderson County suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Gibbs when the teams last played on Sunday. Can the Mavericks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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