The Chelsea Hornets will challenge the Smiths Station Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chelsea is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Chelsea barely beat Briarwood Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Chelsea never let Briarwood Christian get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Grant Hill looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Chelsea let Aiden Hughes and Paxton Stallings run wild. Hughes scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Stallings went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Lackey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Smiths Station suffered their closest defeat since February 15th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Pike Road by a score of 3-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Chelsea pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Smiths Station, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Chelsea was able to grind out a solid win over Smiths Station in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, winning 3-0. Will Chelsea repeat their success, or does Smiths Station have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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