Softball Game Preview: Bradley Central Bears vs. McMinn Central Chargers

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Previous Games

03/11/25 - Away	9-7 W
04/12/19 - Home	8-2 W
03/18/19 - Away	14-2 W
03/26/18 - Away	11-2 W
04/07/17 - Home	6-9 L
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Bradley Central has gone 8-2 against McMinn Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bears will be playing at home against the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Bradley Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Signal Mountain hit Bradley Central with a five-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bradley Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maryah Greenwood, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Meanwhile, McMinn Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Meigs County, falling 21-13. Even if the Chargers couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.

Jayme Tiberio stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Riley Thompson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and two stolen bases.

McMinn Central now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Bradley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16-1.

McMinn Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bradley Central has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for McMinn Central, though, as they've been averaging 9.6 hits. Given Bradley Central's sizable advantage in that area, the Chargers will need to find a way to close that gap.

Bradley Central skirted past McMinn Central 9-7 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.