The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones will head out on the road to face off against the Sullivan East Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Elizabethton came up short against Dobyns-Bennett on Thursday, falling 9-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Cyclones in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Unicoi County. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered against the Blue Devils since April 12, 2022.
Jonah Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hale, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Sullivan East's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Elizabethton, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Elizabethton came out on top in a nail-biter against Sullivan East when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Cyclones since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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