Rhea County lost against Cleveland back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rhea County Golden Eagles lost 11-1 to the Cleveland Blue Raiders. Rhea County has struggled against Cleveland recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Cleveland's part, they got a great performance from Christian Lee as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Lee has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mycah Jordan was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Collin Stuart, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Rhea County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Cleveland, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-11.
While Rhea County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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