Baseball Game Preview: Rockwood Tigers vs. Sale Creek Panthers

The Rockwood Tigers will face off against the Sale Creek Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rockwood has struggled recently with 19 defeats in a row, while Sale Creek will arrive with five straight victories.

Rockwood fell victim to Midway and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Green Wave, falling 15-0. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 15 runs.

Meanwhile, Sale Creek beat Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts 10-6 on Tuesday.

Sale Creek's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Rockwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

Rockwood might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Sale Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.