The Rye Cove Eagles will take on the Johnson County Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rye Cove has five straight victories, Johnson County has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rye Cove's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They blew past Grundy 12-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
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Kenzie Hood was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last five games she's played. Jasmine Stanley was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Rye Cove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Johnson County lost 18-7 to Unaka on Tuesday.
Rye Cove's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Johnson County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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