The Roane County Yellowjackets will head out to face off against the Meigs County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roane County has 12 straight wins, Meigs County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Roane County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sweetwater by a score of 3-0.
Not much got past Sailor Presley, who gave up just two hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Sweetwater off the board. Presley has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Roane County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mylah Dryman, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Meigs County came up short against Harriman on Tuesday and fell 9-6.
Roane County pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Meigs County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Roane County's way against Meigs County in their previous meeting back in March, as Roane County made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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