The Roane County Yellowjackets will challenge the Tellico Plains Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Roane County's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three games, but Monday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Roane County fell victim to Alcoa and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tornadoes.
Meanwhile, Tellico Plains got the win against Copper Basin on Friday by a conclusive 18-3. Considering the Bears have won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Kirkland looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Daren McJunkin was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Tellico Plains is 4-1 when McJunkin posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rylan Saffles, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Tellico Plains hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Copper Basin struck out seven times.
The win got Tellico Plains back to even at 11-11. As for Roane County, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8-1.
Everything went Roane County's way against Tellico Plains in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Roane County made off with a 14-4 victory. Do the Yellowjackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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