Baseball Game Preview: Cookeville Cavaliers vs. Rockvale

The Cookeville Cavaliers will challenge Rockvale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Cookeville's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Rockvale has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

On Friday, Cookeville came up short against Stone Memorial and fell 13-10. Even though they lost, the Cavaliers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Jackson Jones led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ty Harrison, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.

Even though they lost, Cookeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Rockvale came up short against Stewarts Creek on Friday, falling 13-3.

Cookeville's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Rockvale, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.