The Pigeon Forge Tigers will face off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alcoa will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Pigeon Forge extended their winning streak to nine on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on Chuckey-Doak with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Alcoa won against South-Doyle on Monday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Tornadoes were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Cherokees. With that win, the Tornadoes brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Carver Worde looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2025.
On the hitting side, Myles Cox and Levi Spivey did most of the damage at the plate: Cox got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Spivey went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs Spivey has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Ty Eichman, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Alcoa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South-Doyle only posted an OBP of .364.
Pigeon Forge's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Alcoa, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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