Rocket City won the last time they faced Tennessee Heat, and things went their way on Monday too. The Rocket City Rockets walked away with an 8-3 win over Tennessee Heat. That's two games straight that Rocket City has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on J.D. Bailey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Jake Hoyt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Tennessee Heat's side, Jakobe Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Rocket City and bumps their season record up to 12-6. As for Tennessee Heat, they dropped their record down to 7-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Rocket City will square off against Grundy County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocket City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Tennessee Heat, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mount Juliet Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Heat is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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