Baseball Game Preview: Tellico Plains Bears vs. Hiwassee Dam Eagles

The Tellico Plains Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at 4:31 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Tellico Plains came up short against Meigs County on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

Tellico Plains saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daren McJunkin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Hiwassee Dam fell victim to Hayesville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Yellowjackets. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hiwassee Dam's loss dropped their record down to 1-6-1. As for Tellico Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.

Tellico Plains took their win against Hiwassee Dam when the teams last played on March 3rd by a conclusive 23-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tellico Plains since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.