Baseball Preview: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. Jefferson County Patriots
Knoxville Central has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jefferson County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Knoxville Central will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Bearden, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Knoxville Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bearden 4-3.
Miles Johnson looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Knoxville Central's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Hill, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Dobyns-Bennett. That's two games straight that Jefferson County has won by just one run.
Knoxville Central's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Jefferson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Knoxville Central took their victory against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 7-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jefferson County's Dylan Edmonds, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Knoxville Central still be able to contain Edmonds? There's only one way to find out.
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