Polk County suffered their closest loss since March 10th on Thursday. They fell just short of the Meigs County Tigers by a score of 9-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 last Wednesday.
Tucker Lanning made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI. Devon Baskin also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Polk County and nudges their season record down to 3-8. As for Meigs County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Looking ahead, Polk County will take on Greenback at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cherokees' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Meigs County, they will challenge Concord Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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