Baseball Game Preview: Towanda Knights vs. Mansfield Tigers

The Towanda Knights will face off against the Mansfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Monday, Towanda came up short against South Williamsport and fell 6-3.

Towanda saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Butts, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Hagan Jones also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mansfield duked it out with Athens on Saturday. The Tigers fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-3. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Towanda's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Mansfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

Towanda beat Mansfield 7-4 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.