Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Cleveland

Blue Raiders

Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 vs Rhea County	8-0
04/28/25 vs Lakeway Christian Academy	6-4
04/25/25 vs Notre Dame	2-0
04/23/25 vs Red Bank	9-2
04/17/25 vs Rhea County	11-0

Cleveland waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Rhea County Golden Eagles with a sharp 8-0 victory. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 11-0 victory two weeks ago.

The result came thanks to Owen Goglio's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Caden Tippens and River Briggs did most of the damage at the plate: Tippens went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while Briggs got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Tippens a new career-high. Collin Stuart was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Cleveland pushed their record up to 24-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Rhea County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-19.

Cleveland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.