If Tellico Plains was riding high fresh off their 18-3 takedown of Copper Basin on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bears fell just short of the Roane County Yellowjackets by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The Bears have struggled against the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Tellico Plains saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daren McJunkin, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Rylan Saffles, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Tellico Plains now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Roane County, they pushed their record up to 17-8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Tellico Plains and Roane County should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Bears (ranked 253rd) will meet Robbinsville (ranked 533rd) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Roane County will square off against Harriman at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (82 vs. 327).
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