The Loudon Redskins will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Greenback Cherokees at 7:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Loudon: 3.9, Greenback: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Loudon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clinton an 8-0 shutout. Eight seems to be a good number for Loudon as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Darrien Patterson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Patterson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jaxon Walker was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Moore, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenback narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Oakdale 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenback.
Not much got past JJ Caudill, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Oakdale off the board.
At the plate, Greenback's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Moore, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Allison, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory was the third in a row for Loudon, bringing their record for this year to 21-6. As for Greenback, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Loudon has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Greenback struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Loudon's way against Greenback in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 as Loudon made off with a 6-0 win. Will Loudon repeat their success, or does Greenback have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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