After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Marshall County, Central Magnet was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Tellico Plains Bears by a score of 6-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Elijah Bonner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Bonner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Braylon Dowell and Mitchell Coons did most of the damage at the plate: Dowell scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Coons went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Coons hit this season.
Central Magnet's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Tellico Plains, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Coming up, Central Magnet will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenback at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Magnet's pitchers better be ready for this one: Greenback has averaged an impressive 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Tellico Plains, they are taking a road trip to challenge Apostolic Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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