The Tellico Plains Bears will head out on the road to square off against the McMinn Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Tellico Plains had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Maryville Christian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tellico Plains in their matchups with Maryville Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Tellico Plains saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darren McJunkin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Tellico Plains didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maryville Christian only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, McMinn Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sequoyah as McMinn Central made off with a 14-1 win. Winning may never get old, but McMinn Central sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tellico Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for McMinn Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Tellico Plains suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to McMinn Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Tellico Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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