Oak Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Hardin Valley Academy on Sunday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since March 14th.
Mikee Teasley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Oak Ridge has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 26-6 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Hardin Valley Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 19-9-1.
Oak Ridge and Hardin Valley Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Coalfield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (5 vs. 93). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oak Ridge 2.7, the Yellow Jackets 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Hardin Valley Academy (ranked 23rd) will meet William Blount (ranked 90th) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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