Sweetwater hit McMinn Central with a four-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chargers fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chargers of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2025.
McMinn Central got a good showing from Evan James, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave James a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, McMinn Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryne Moore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another was Corbyn Frisbie, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
McMinn Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Sweetwater, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
While McMinn Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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