Baseball Game Preview: Tome Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 6:06am

Baseball Preview: Tome Titans vs. Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots

The Tome Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tome is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.

Tome is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Greenwood Mennonite (and have done all season long). Tome put the hurt on Greenwood Mennonite with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what Tome needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.

Nolan Peel and Noah Reyes made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Peel struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Reyes tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Peel has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Peel scored a run and stole a base, while Reyes scored two runs and stole a base.

In other batting news, Blaine Pendergraft and Jack Widdoes did most of the damage at the plate: Pendergraft scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Widdoes scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt Woods, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Chestertown Christian Academy lost 22-1 to Greenwood Mennonite on Friday. Chestertown Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tome's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Chestertown Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

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