The Macon County Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Macon County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Macon County duked it out with Lenoir City on Thursday. Macon County came out on top against Lenoir City by a score of 11-6. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Landon Connor
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Landon Connor looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Macon County is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braylon Flowers, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Macon County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Chase Keene also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Macon County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Bearden came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Lions.
Macon County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. Bearden pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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