Tellico Plains could only watch as Macey Neal’s single line drive left the infield off a Lady Bears’ glove.
The Kingston batter’s hit pushed a game-winning run across the plate in the bottom of the eighth, outdoing Tellico’s defensive gem and knocking the Lady Bears into the District 3-2A elimination bracket.
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