Sullivan East has gone 8-2 against Chuckey-Doak recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Black Knights at 1:00 p.m. Sullivan East will be strutting in after a victory while Chuckey-Doak will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Sullivan East turned things around against Johnson County on Thursday. They never let the Longhorns get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. The Patriots not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 13th (when they won 13-0).
Kaden Hicks
| 04/17/25 vs Johnson County | 8 |
| 03/25/25 vs West Ridge | 6 |
| 03/10/25 vs Unicoi County | 6 |
| 03/04/25 vs Cherokee | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Elizabethton | 2 |
Kaden Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Peyton Lingerfelt was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Blevins, who earned two RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Chuckey-Doak's offense. They came up short against West Ridge on Thursday, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Black Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Chuckey-Doak's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Sullivan East, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
Everything went Sullivan East's way against Chuckey-Doak in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Sullivan East made off with a 20-3 win. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Black Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
