The Union County Patriots will face off against the Anderson County Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anderson County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Union County, who comes in off a win.
Union County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They skirted past Claiborne 1-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Patriots have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Anderson County fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Powell on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-7. The Mavericks have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Bella Brummit made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Kaycee Baldwin, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Union County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Union County came out on top in a nail-biter against Anderson County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mavericks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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