Maryville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Alcoa on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tornadoes by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Red Rebels have lost by exactly two runs.
Maryville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Saunders, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and one triple. That triple was Saunders' first of the season. Another was Allie Watson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Maryville and nudges their season record down to 11-9. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Alcoa, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6-1.
Looking ahead, Maryville will venture away from home to square off against Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Red Rebels 4.1, the Mountaineers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Alcoa, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Gatlinburg-Pittman at 5:30 p.m. The Highlanders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.77 runs per game on average), something the Tornadoes will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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