The West Greene Buffaloes will venture away from home to take on the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. West Greene will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
West Greene proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Washburn.
Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman had just enough and edged out South Greene 5-3 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly two runs.
Gatlinburg-Pittman saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Reece, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Reece also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another was Nathan Williams, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Gatlinburg-Pittman pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Greene, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
West Greene was able to grind out a solid win over Gatlinburg-Pittman in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Greene since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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