Baseball Game Preview: Tellico Plains Bears vs. Gibbs Eagles

The Tellico Plains Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Gibbs Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tellico Plains has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Tellico Plains lost 12-4 to Sweetwater on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.

Tellico Plains saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gio Carter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, Gibbs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 10-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Lakeway Christian Academy.

Gibbs' defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Tellico Plains, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.