The South-Doyle Cherokees will venture away from home to square off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
King's Academy hit South-Doyle with a four-run tenth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cherokees fell 7-3 to the Lions.
Grayson Harrell made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Cohen Hood also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Alcoa nor Gibbs made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Tornadoes took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Alcoa saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Davis, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one double.
South-Doyle's record now sits at 1-8-1. As for Alcoa, their record is now 4-3.
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