Baseball Preview: Falls City Tigers vs. Raymond Central Mustangs
The Falls City Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Raymond Central Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Falls City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Falls City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Thursday, then bounced right back against Tarkio on Tuesday. Falls City blew past Tarkio 13-3. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Falls City has managed all season.
Orion Cattrell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Cattrell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tallan Zimmerman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Gavin Bauer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Fort Calhoun who claimed the real prize. Raymond Central fell just short of Fort Calhoun by a score of 7-5.
Jacob Schultz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Sykes, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Falls City's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Raymond Central, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Falls City came up short against Raymond Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Falls City, Colby Den Hartog (who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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