Seymour slugger Cade Snapp at the plate. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey)

After losing to the Sevier County Smoky Bears a couple of weeks ago, the Seymour Eagles got payback over their top rival at Don Doyle field by a score of 6-4.

The Eagles baseball team can give Mother Nature some thanks.  After trailing 2-0 in the third inning a week ago to the Bears at Seymour, the game was halted due to rain and played over starting at 0-0.

The Seymour, Sevier County rivalry has been strong over the last several years and this game was no different.

Hunter Neff led the Eagles on the mound with 11 strikeouts after getting off to a slow start.  The concern was that he had already thrown over 80 pitches the first three innings.

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