
Titans
03/26/25 @ Tygarts Valley | 21 |
03/22/25 vs Braxton County | 17 |
03/22/25 vs Braxton County | 17 |
04/01/25 vs Webster County | 15 |
04/05/25 vs Logan | 14 |
The home team had won the previous eight meetings between Gilmer County and Calhoun, and Gilmer County kept the tradition alive. The Titans were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Red Devils on Friday. Considering the Titans have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kenley Hartshorn was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Layla Smith was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Stoddard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Gilmer County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Gilmer County's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Calhoun, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Gilmer County beat the Red Devils by a score of 20-4 later that day.
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