Baseball Preview: Cheatham County Central Cubs vs. Sycamore War Eagles
Cheatham County Central is 0-10 against Sycamore since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cheatham County Central Cubs will head out on the road to face off against the Sycamore War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Cheatham County Central will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Cheatham County Central beat Hume-Fogg 13-9. 13 seems to be a good number for Cheatham County Central as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cheatham County Central let Luis Ortiz and Cameron Canada loose on the outfield. Ortiz went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI, while Canada scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Weakley, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Sycamore put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for West Creek. Sycamore walked away with a 4-0 victory over West Creek.
Conner Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Christy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brandon Pennington, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Cheatham County Central pushed their record up to 4-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Sycamore, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cheatham County Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sycamore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cheatham County Central might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Sycamore in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Cheatham County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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