Preview: East Hamilton Hurricanes vs. Rhea County Golden Eagles
After ten games on the road, East Hamilton is heading back home. They will take on the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
East Hamilton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past Cleveland 13-6. The victory was just what East Hamilton needed coming off of a 15-1 loss in their prior matchup.
East Hamilton got a great performance from Griffin Phillips as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Peyton Harris and Maddox Bohannon did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bohannon scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Grayson Maddox was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rhea County had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Stone Memorial a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Rhea County has won three matches by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Hamilton's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Rhea County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
East Hamilton skirted past Rhea County 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rhea County's Keaton Ray, who struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for East Hamilton to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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