Baseball Recap: Troup Tigers vs. Waskom Wildcats
Troup put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Waskom Wildcats a 22-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Troup.
Payton Elliott looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Troup got a massive performance out of Carson Davenport, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Huml, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Troup is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Waskom, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-19.
Troup will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against West Rusk at 7:00 p.m. Troup's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so West Rusk's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Waskom, they will head out on the road to take on Elysian Fields at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elysian Fields is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Waskom will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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