Baseball Preview: Roane County Raiders vs. Braxton County Eagles
After two games on the road, Roane County is heading back home. They will take on the Braxton County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Roane County will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Hoover on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Roane County fell just short of Hoover by a score of 5-3. The loss continues a trend for Roane County in their matchups with Hoover: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Braxton County came up short against Clay County on Monday and fell 13-9.
Mathew Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Braeden Godfrey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Roane County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Braxton County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Everything went Roane County's way against Braxton County when the teams last played back in April as Roane County made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Roane County repeat their success, or does Braxton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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