The Rhea County Golden Eagles will face off against the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Rhea County will be strutting in after a victory while East Hamilton will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Rhea County turned things around against Stone Memorial on Friday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 10-2 win.
Corydon Butler was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jax Schmitt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rhea County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stone Memorial only posted an OBP of .241.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton didn't have quite enough to beat Boyd-Buchanan on Saturday and fell 5-4. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Rhea County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for East Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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