The Lenoir City Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Sequoyah Chiefs at 6:00 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.
Heritage hit Lenoir City with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 9-2 to the Mountaineers. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Mountaineers: they've now lost four in a row.
Lenoir City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Branson Dean, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Dean's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Sequoyah didn't have quite enough to beat Loudon on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lenoir City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Sequoyah, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Lenoir City beat Sequoyah 8-4 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team 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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