Tullahoma came tearing into Thursday's contest with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Loudon Redskins 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Tullahoma also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
For Loudon's part, Nolan Bethel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Eli Kelso and Caden Ridings did some serious damage despite the final result: Kelso went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Ridings scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Tullahoma is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-6 record this season. As for Loudon, they dropped their record down to 30-15 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Tullahoma will have a chance to go back-to-back against Loudon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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