Baseball Game Preview: Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs vs. Metter Tigers

The Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs will square off against the Metter Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Emanuel County Institute is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.

Emanuel County Institute will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Savannah Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bulldogs narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Raiders 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Raiders since March 13, 2020.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Metter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let Claxton get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Thursday. Considering Metter has won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Metter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Emanuel County Institute, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.