Baseball Game Recap: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. Oak Ridge Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2024, 4:57pm

Baseball Recap: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. Oak Ridge Wildcats

Knoxville Central lost against Oak Ridge back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Knoxville Central Bobcats fell just short of the Oak Ridge Wildcats by a score of 5-4. Knoxville Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Andrew Hill was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Hill wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Wessel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Wessel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.

Knoxville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Oak Ridge, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3-1.

While Knoxville Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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