The Chuckey-Doak Black Knights will venture away from home to take on the West Ridge Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chuckey-Doak has three straight wins, West Ridge has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Chuckey-Doak made easy work of Gatlinburg-Pittman and carried off a 10-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Black Knights, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jake Hinkle was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Randel Sauceman, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Chuckey-Doak always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .516 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Ridge came up short against Unicoi County on Thursday and fell 8-4.
West Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Chuckey-Doak, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
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