Baseball Preview: Linden-Kildare Tigers vs. Ore City Rebels
Linden-Kildare and Ore City are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2016, but likely not for long. The Linden-Kildare Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Ore City Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden-Kildare will be strutting in after a victory while Ore City will be coming in after a defeat.
Linden-Kildare is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Maud (and have done all season long). Linden-Kildare was the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Maud on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what Linden-Kildare needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Peyton Foreman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Foreman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Linden-Kildare got a massive performance out of Max Belford, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Tylton Surratt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ore City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against McLeod on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 7-5. Ore City's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Linden-Kildare is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Ore City, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4.
Linden-Kildare came up short against Ore City in their previous matchup back in March, falling 11-6. Can Linden-Kildare avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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