The South-Doyle Cherokees will head out on the road to challenge the Lenoir City Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lenoir City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on South-Doyle, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, South-Doyle beat Anderson County 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cherokees.
The team relied heavily on Chase Swaggerty, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Cale Victory, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
South-Doyle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lenoir City's offense. They lost 11-0 to Hardin Valley Academy on Friday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Lenoir City's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for South-Doyle, their win bumped their record up to 12-14-1.
Everything went South-Doyle's way against Lenoir City in their previous meeting back in March, as South-Doyle made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cherokees since the team 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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