Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rhea County). Everything went their way against the Rockwood Tigers on Thursday as Rhea County made off with a 17-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Bristal Hennessey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
Brook Tallent
| 03/27/25 @ Rockwood | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Knoxville Catholic | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs South Pittsburg | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Sequoyah | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Cookeville | 1 |
On the hitting side, Brook Tallent was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lakyn Lockhart, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Rhea County's record now sits at 5-6. As for Rockwood, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Rhea County will head out to square off against Oliver Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rockwood, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Roane County at 5:30 p.m. Roane County's pitching crew has only allowed 0.2 runs per game this season, so Rockwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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