The Tellico Plains Bears will venture away from home to take on the Wartburg Central Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tellico Plains is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Tellico Plains didn't have quite enough to beat Roane County and fell 4-3. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Tellico Plains saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daren McJunkin, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Rylan Saffles was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Coalfield hit Wartburg Central with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs came up short against the Yellow Jackets, falling 10-0. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Tellico Plains now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Wartburg Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Tellico Plains took their win against Wartburg Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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