Lenoir City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the King's Academy Lions. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Zander Lovell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lenoir City's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for King's Academy, they moved to 8-13 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coming up, Lenoir City will square off against Sequoyah at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. King's Academy has already played their next game (against Alcoa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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