Gibson County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Lakeland Preparatory is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gibson County Pioneers will take on the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gibson County: 3.7, Lakeland Preparatory: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gibson County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lake County a 14-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gibson County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Logan White was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. White was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Noah Dabbs and Jonathan Forsythe did most of the damage at the plate: Dabbs scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Forsythe scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Dabbs has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Orren Martin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory had just enough and edged Fayette Academy out 6-5 on Thursday.
Gibson County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Lakeland Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
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