Rhea County won against Soddy Daisy on Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Golden Eagles came out on top against the Ooltewah Owls by a score of 6-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Golden Eagles, who have now won three games in a row.
Alex Latshaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
Jim Cunningham
| 04/21/25 vs Ooltewah | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Soddy Daisy | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Cleveland | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Whitwell | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs McMinn County | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jim Cunningham, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Corydon Butler, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Rhea County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Rhea County's record now sits at 9-17. As for Ooltewah, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10-1.
Rhea County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Owls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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