Baseball Game Preview: Sweetwater Wildcats vs. Pigeon Forge Tigers

The Sweetwater Wildcats will square off against the Pigeon Forge Tigers on Wednesday. The last three games Sweetwater has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Saturday, Sweetwater had just enough and edged out McMinn Central 3-2.

Meanwhile, Pigeon Forge got the win against Chuckey-Doak on Saturday by a conclusive 8-1. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Black Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pigeon Forge, their victory bumped their record up to 20-12-2.

Sweetwater skirted past Pigeon Forge 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.