Baseball Preview: Thunder Ridge Titans vs. Madison Bobcats
The Thunder Ridge Titans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Madison Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Thunder Ridge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Thunder Ridge narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rigby 6-5.
Ryder Portmann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Kanden Westergard was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Austin Leigh was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Madison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Highland by a score of 3-1.
Thunder Ridge's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Thunder Ridge came up short against Madison in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 20-15. Can Thunder Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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