For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Loudon and Roane County have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Loudon Redskins took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roane County Yellowjackets. The loss continues a trend for the Redskins in their meetings with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost three in a row.
Loudon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Bethel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caden Ridings also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Loudon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Roane County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
Loudon and Roane County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Loudon (ranked 146th) will meet Alcoa (ranked 27th) at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Roane County will take on Grace Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday down 78 places (91 vs. 13).
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