Baseball Preview: Central Tigers vs. Cabot Panthers
Central is 1-9 against Cabot since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Central Tigers will be playing at home against the Cabot Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Central is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Bryant.
Meanwhile, Cabot faced Conway in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cabot fell just short of Conway by a score of 8-6.
Cabot got a big performance out of Austin Ryals, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Bryson Passmore was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Cabot, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Central suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Cabot in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cabot's Cael Turner, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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