There's no place like home for Lenoir City, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the Loudon Redskins on Friday as the Lenoir City Panthers made off with a 9-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Lenoir City, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Molly Robinson tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophie Reed, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Kymbal Williams was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Lenoir City's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Loudon, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lenoir City will be playing in front of their home fans against Concord Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lenoir City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Loudon, they will head out on the road to challenge McMinn Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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