Baseball Game Preview: Woodlake Tigers vs. Strathmore Spartans

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Previous Games

04/10/25 - Home	12-3 W
05/03/24 - Away	5-2 W
04/18/24 - Home	4-5 L
05/11/23 - Away	6-4 W
04/25/23 - Home	9-2 W
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Woodlake and Strathmore are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tigers will challenge the Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

Woodlake is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Dinuba on Saturday. They came up short against the Emperors, falling 7-1. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Woodlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Uziel Nanez, who went 2-for-4 with one double. That double was Nanez's first of the season.

Meanwhile, Strathmore lost 16-4 to Orange Cove on Friday. The Spartans have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Woodlake's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Strathmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14-1.

Everything went Woodlake's way against Strathmore in their previous meeting back in April, as Woodlake made off with a 12-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.