Baseball Recap: Roane County Drops Season-High Score on Meigs County

Yellowjackets

Team Score (Highest)

03/25/25 @ Meigs County	14
03/07/25 @ Loudon	11
03/04/25 @ Rhea County	11
03/24/25 vs Meigs County	9
03/06/25 @ Lenoir City	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roane County). They walked away with a 14-10 win over the Meigs County Tigers on Tuesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Yellowjackets, who until this contest were averaging 3.92 runs allowed.

Carson Ladd and Blake Herrell were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Ladd tossed 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Herrell struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Ladd has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Ladd went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Herrell went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Herrell a new career-high.

In other batting news, Roane County got a massive performance out of Aaron Layne, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson McAmis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Roane County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Roane County and bumps their season record up to 8-3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Meigs County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roane County will host Midway at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roane County's pitchers better be ready for this one: Midway has averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Meigs County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts at 5:00 p.m.