Copper Basin extended their losing streak to eight on Friday, dropping their season record down to 1-11-1 in the process. They came up short against the Tellico Plains Bears, falling 18-3. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 13-11 to the Bears when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Copper Basin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zeb West, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another was Trenton Hughes, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for Tellico Plains, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-11. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.
On Tellico Plains' side, Caden Kirkland looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Kirkland a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daren McJunkin, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Tellico Plains is undefeated when McJunkin posts one or more home runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Rylan Saffles was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Looking ahead, Copper Basin will be playing in front of their home fans against Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tellico Plains, they will head out on the road to square off against Roane County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Yellowjackets have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.
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