Anderson County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Gibbs Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gibbs took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Anderson County, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, while Anderson County put up some runs, the same can't be said for Cumberland Gap. Anderson County put the hurt on Cumberland Gap with a sharp 10-0 win.
Addison Grooms spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Anderson County let Kaycee Baldwin and Marlea Finstad loose on the outfield. Baldwin scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Finstad scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Brock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Gibbs faced Alcoa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Gibbs fell just short of Alcoa by a score of 6-5.
Lacey Keck put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Keck has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Keck was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dakota Large made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Malyiah Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Anderson County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Gibbs, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Anderson County couldn't quite finish off Gibbs in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 and fell 2-0. Can Anderson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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