Baseball Game Preview: Reed Raiders vs. Douglas Tigers

The Reed Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Douglas Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reed has three straight victories, Douglas has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Reed's win against Elko wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Raiders had just enough and edged out the Indians 3-2 on Friday. Three seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Kannen Stenberg-Klamut looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Goddard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season.

Meanwhile, Douglas suffered their closest loss since March 8th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Reno by a score of 3-1.

Douglas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blaine Bilderback, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Reed now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.