Baseball Game Preview: Soddy Daisy Trojans vs. McMinn County Cherokees

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Previous Games

03/25/23 - Away	2-8 L
03/30/21 - Away	0-10 L
03/29/21 - Home	2-3 L
03/19/19 - Home	6-5 W
03/18/19 - Away	16-4 W
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Soddy Daisy and McMinn County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Soddy Daisy Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the McMinn County Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Soddy Daisy is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over McCallie.

Cooper Poe was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Poe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Hayden Hickey and Jake Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Hickey scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Jackson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cayden Romano, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

Meanwhile, McMinn County hadn't done well against Bradley Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McMinn County was the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over Bradley Central.

McMinn County let Auston Fugate and Kade Hyde run wild. Fugate went 2-for-4 with five RBI and one double, while Hyde scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Linc Brazzell was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

McMinn County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.

Soddy Daisy suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to McMinn County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Soddy Daisy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.