On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Cookeville Cavaliers had to settle for a 4-3 loss against the Stewarts Creek Red Hawks. Cookeville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Stewarts Creek's part, they got a great performance from Easton Barnett as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
At the plate, Stewarts Creek's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Speakman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Ayden Jackson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Cookeville now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Stewarts Creek, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Cookeville will head out on the road to face off against Gallatin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Stewarts Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rockvale at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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