Baseball Preview: Stoutland Tigers vs. Climax Springs Cougars
Stoutland is 3-0 against Climax Springs since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Stoutland Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Climax Springs Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Climax Springs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Stoutland, who comes in off a win.
Stoutland took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Stover out 5-3.
Justin Crabtree was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Crabtree was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Stoutland got a big performance out of Aaron Franklin, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Devin Barnwell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Climax Springs is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matchups. Their tough 16-1 loss to Tuscumbia on Wednesday might stick with them for a while.
Climax Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Griffith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Stoutland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Climax Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Stoutland took their win against Climax Springs when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Stoutland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Climax Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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