Baseball Preview: Pender Patriots vs. Heide Trask Titans
The Pender Patriots will be playing at home against the Heide Trask Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pender will be strutting in after a win while Heide Trask will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Pender needed a bit of extra time to put away West Columbus. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Vikings 5-4.
Mark Rawls and Tyler Conger made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Rawls tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Conger struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Rawls went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple, while Conger scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Shepard, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Heide Trask was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 11-2 to East Columbus.
Pender's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Heide Trask, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Pender might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from Heide Trask in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Pender have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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