Lenoir City is 8-2 against Loudon since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lenoir City Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Loudon Redskins at 6:00 p.m. Lenoir City has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 8.
Lenoir City might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-10 to West, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Reagan Helton led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Sophie Reed was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Lenoir City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Loudon has not done well against Lenoir City recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. Loudon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over Lenoir City. The win made it back-to-back victories for Loudon.
Lenoir City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Loudon, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
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