Baseball Game Preview: Cleveland Blue Raiders vs. Rhea County Golden Eagles

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Previous Games

04/17/25 - Home	11-0 W
04/15/25 - Away	6-9 L
04/14/25 - Home	4-0 W
05/03/24 - Away	9-3 W
05/02/24 - Home	11-1 W
+ 5 more games

Cleveland is 8-2 against Rhea County since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Blue Raiders will be playing at home against the Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Cleveland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

On Monday, it was close, but Cleveland sidestepped Lakeway Christian Academy for a 6-4 win. That's two games straight that the Blue Raiders have won by exactly two runs.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Rhea County's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Ooltewah by a score of 9-8.

Cleveland's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Rhea County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-18.

Everything went Cleveland's way against Rhea County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Cleveland made off with an 11-0 victory. Will the Blue Raiders repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.