Tattnall County hasn't had much luck against Long County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tattnall County Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Long County Blue Tide at 6:00 p.m. Tattnall County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Tattnall County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Claxton with a sharp 20-5 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.
Ben Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bailey Blair, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He also put up a stolen base, which washis first of the season. Lane Dutton was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Long County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand McIntosh County Academy an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Blue Tide needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Long County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tattnall County, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Tattnall County couldn't quite finish off Long County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Tattnall County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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