Tellico Plains is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Polk County a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Tellico Plains Bears will be playing at home against the Polk County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tellico Plains fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against McMinn Central on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly three runs.
Isabella Wright was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Polk County took on Copper Basin on Monday. The Wildcats fell 5-1 to the Cougars.
Mallie Evans was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Evans wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zoie Hatcher, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Polk County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Tellico Plains, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Tellico Plains' way against Polk County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Tellico Plains made off with a 14-3 win. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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