Baseball Game Preview: Sherman Tide vs. Wahama White Falcons

The Sherman Tide are taking a road trip to take on the Wahama White Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sherman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Sherman had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Elk Valley Christian on Tuesday. The Tide were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Eagles. While the Tide didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Luke Tagliente

Runs

04/08/25 vs Elk Valley Christian	3
03/27/25 vs Mingo Central	3
04/01/25 vs Greater Beckley Christian	2
03/25/25 vs Capital	2
03/21/25 vs Hannan	2
+ 2 more games

Brady Perdue and Luke Tagliente made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Perdue struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Tagliente tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Perdue went 1-for-3 with two RBI, while Tagliente scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Tagliente has become a key player for Sherman: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

In other batting news, Brayden Hamrick was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Colby Atkins was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Wahama scored the most runs they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Ritchie County by a score of 13-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (11), the White Falcons still had to take the loss.

Sherman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Wahama, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Sherman might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Wahama in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Tide avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.