Softball Recap: Gibbs Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Scott	25
04/22/25 @ Scott	19
04/11/25 vs Union City	16
03/25/25 vs Cumberland Gap	15
03/29/25 vs Southeastern	14

Gibbs barely beat Powell the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Panthers on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won 19 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Malyiah Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Hayley Keck was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.

The win was the seventh in a row for Gibbs, bringing their record up to 30-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Powell, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-9.

Gibbs and Powell should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Eagles will square off against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (3 vs. 74). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gibbs 2.3, the Dragons 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Powell (ranked 41st) will meet Oak Ridge (ranked 210th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.