Baseball Game Preview: Carroll Cougars vs. Tri-County Cavaliers

By Team Reports May 8, 2026, 2:27am

Baseball Preview: Carroll Cougars vs. Tri-County Cavaliers

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Previous Games

05/09/25 - Away11-7 W
05/05/23 - Away2-4 L
05/07/21 - Away13-0 W
05/03/19 - Away5-3 W
05/05/18 - Home6-2 W
+ 5 more games

Carroll has gone 8-2 against Tri-County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cougars will welcome the Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Carroll has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Tri-County will come in with four straight victories.

On Thursday, Carroll came up short against Rossville and fell 8-4.

Titus Kilty was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one double. That home run was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Tri-County got themselves on the board against South Newton on Thursday, but South Newton never followed suit. They blew past the Rebels 15-0. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 15 runs or more this season.

Vance Tyler made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Tri-County is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Tyler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Foster, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Arvin, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.

Tri-County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Tri-County now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Carroll beat Tri-County 11-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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