Baseball Preview: Malone Tigers vs. Graceville Tigers
Malone is 9-1 against Graceville since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Malone Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Graceville Tigers at 5:45 p.m. Malone is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Malone was handed a 12-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Vernon on Friday. Malone narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Vernon 3-1. The victory was just what Malone needed coming off of a 14-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Hoke Harkrider made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Harkrider was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Harkrider wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Ford, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Ford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Joseph Bowden, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Graceville played against Chipley and lost via forfeit.
Malone's record now sits at 4-10. As for Graceville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Everything went Malone's way against Graceville in their previous matchup back in February as Malone made off with a 24-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Malone since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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