Roane County was the 6-1 winner over Greenback when they last played one another on April 5th, but their luck changed this time around. The Roane County Yellowjackets fell just short of the Greenback Cherokees by a score of 5-4 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Roane County has lost by just one run.
For Greenback's part, their victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madden McNeil, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Roane County and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Greenback, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roane County will take on Tellico Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Greenback, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Samuel Everett School of Innovation at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Greenback's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Samuel Everett School of Innovation's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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