The Stone Memorial Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stone Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, everything went Stone Memorial's way against White County as Stone Memorial made off with an 11-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stone Memorial.
Talyn Hurd made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits. Hurd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Stone Memorial let Bryce Elmore and Cade Wilson loose on the outfield. Elmore scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Wilson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Konner Melton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rhea County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. Their rough 8-1 defeat to Sweetwater might stick with them for a while.
Stone Memorial's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13. As for Rhea County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Stone Memorial suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Rhea County in their previous meeting back in March. Can Stone Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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