
Cavaliers
04/18/25 @ Dickson County | 4 |
04/18/25 @ Sycamore | 12 |
04/16/25 @ Smyrna | 15 |
04/15/25 vs Smyrna | 10 |
04/12/25 @ Rockvale | 10 |
+ 17 more games |
The Cookeville Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Henry County Patriots at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Cookeville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Cookeville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Dickson County just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 12-4 to the Cougars. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cavaliers have suffered since March 13th.
Landen Severance was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Cole Teeters was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Henry County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Golden Eagles. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.
Turner McSwain looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Henry County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Heaton, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Henry County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cookeville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
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