The Lenoir City Panthers will face off against the McMinn Central Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Lenoir City needed a bit of extra time to put away Sevier County. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Smoky Bears, sneaking past 10-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Tessie Tinch was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Hanson, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, McMinn Central hadn't done well against Loudon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went McMinn Central's way against Loudon as McMinn Central made off with an 11-5 win. The Chargers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4, 2024.
Kara Duckett made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Graves, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Riley Thompson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
The victory got McMinn Central back to even at 1-1. As for Lenoir City, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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