The Tellico Plains Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Maryville Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tellico Plains took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Wednesday. They came out on top against Polk County by a score of 8-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Peyton Dodson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Dodson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tellico Plains let Cole Kirkland and Darren McJunkin loose on the outfield. Kirkland scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while McJunkin got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Saffles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maryville Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 25-1 margin over Cosby. Maryville Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Like Tellico Plains, Maryville Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Ben Paddock. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Paddock was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Leland Kapnick and Brody Street did most of the damage at the plate: Kapnick scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Street went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Ryan Reynolds was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4.
Tellico Plains' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Maryville Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
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