The Alcoa Tornadoes will square off against the Sweetwater Wildcats on Friday. Alcoa is coming into the game hot, having won their last 16 games.
Alcoa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They didn't even let Eagleton College & Career Academy on the board, marking the Tornadoes' second-straight 14-0 shutout. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 contests by six runs or more this season.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Sweetwater and Roane County, and Roane County kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats fell 4-1 to the Yellowjackets on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost nine in a row.
Alcoa's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 37-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Sweetwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-6.
Alcoa beat Sweetwater 7-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Do the Tornadoes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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