The David Crockett Pioneers are on the road again on Friday to play the Carter Green Hornets at 6:00 p.m. David Crockett's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Carter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
David Crockett might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-1 to Tennessee, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. David Crockett has not had much luck with Tennessee recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Carter had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 5-1.
Malaney Etherton made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Etherton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Etherton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marah Yeo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Chloe Hicks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
David Crockett's defeat dropped their record down to 22-16. As for Carter, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Everything went David Crockett's way against Carter in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 as David Crockett made off with a 9-1 victory. Does David Crockett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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