The McMinn County Cherokees will head out on the road to challenge the Meigs County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McMinn County came into Monday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Howard Tech a 15-0 shutout on Monday. The victory was just what McMinn County needed coming off of a 15-8 loss in their prior game.
McMinn County got a massive performance out of Peyton Ricker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Brooklyn Barnett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Meigs County put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against East Hamilton as Meigs County made off with an 8-1 win. Fans of Meigs County have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
McMinn County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Meigs County, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Everything went McMinn County's way against Meigs County when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as McMinn County made off with an 11-3 win. Does McMinn County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Meigs County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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