Corbin fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Tates Creek on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tates Creek Commodores by a score of 7-6. Corbin was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Tates Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2019.
Corbin got a good showing from Ethan Abner, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Kade Elam made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cam Estep was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Tates Creek's side, Blake Jones looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Finley Insko, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Moore, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Corbin's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7. As for Tates Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-13.
Corbin will head out on the road to square off against Madison Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Corbin: 3.6, Madison Central: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tates Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Scott County at 5:30 p.m. Scott County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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