The Tellico Plains Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Oakdale Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Tellico Plains will be strutting in after a victory while Oakdale will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, everything went Tellico Plains' way against McMinn Central as Tellico Plains made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tellico Plains.
Kadence Moses spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kalli Yates-matoy, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Skyler Day was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oakdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-5 walloping at the hands of Harriman.
Anna Summers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Oakdale didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harriman only tossed three.
Tellico Plains' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Oakdale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Tellico Plains took their win against Oakdale when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Tellico Plains repeat their success, or does Oakdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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