Roane County is 1-7 against Ripley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Roane County Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ripley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Roane County will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Roane County's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Gilmer County a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Roane County, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Mahailey Nicholson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Nicholson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Nicholson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Piper Harlan, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Joplin Harlan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Ripley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Sissonville. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ripley.
Roane County pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12 runs. As for Ripley, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Roane County might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Ripley in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can Roane County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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