The Roane County Yellowjackets will challenge the Meigs County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Meigs County will be up against a hot Roane County squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Roane County's pitcher stepped up to hand McMinn Central an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won three contests by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Sailor Presley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Mylah Dryman
| 03/25/25 @ McMinn Central | 4 |
| 03/17/25 @ Midway | 2 |
| 04/30/24 @ Tellico Plains | 2 |
| 03/21/24 vs Polk County | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ McMinn Central | 2 |
In other batting news, Roane County let Mylah Dryman and Rhyan Henslee run wild. Dryman went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Henslee went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Dryman a new career-high. Lena Groover was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Roane County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McMinn Central only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Meigs County had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Midway 13-0 on Tuesday. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meigs County's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Roane County, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Roane County came up short against Meigs County when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 8-5. Will Roane County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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