Baseball Preview: Tunkhannock Tigers vs. Pittston Patriots
Tunkhannock has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Pittston Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Tunkhannock suffered a tough 17-2 defeat at the hands of Hazleton Area.
Tunkhannock saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Gregory, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Dominick, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Pittston came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Comets a 10-0 shutout. Considering Pittston has won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tunkhannock dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Pittston, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Tunkhannock might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Pittston when the teams last played last Monday. Can Tunkhannock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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