Baseball Recap: Rhea County Takes a Loss

Rhea County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the McMinn County Cherokees. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cherokees this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 last Monday.

Rhea County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Halston Shaver, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Shaver's first of the season. Another was Casen Kinney, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Rhea County's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for McMinn County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.

While Rhea County 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 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.