Baseball Preview: Rossville Hornets vs. Tri-Central Trojans
Rossville is 10-0 against Tri-Central since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rossville Hornets will be playing at home against the Tri-Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rossville lost 9-1 to Western on Monday. Rossville has not had much luck with Western recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tri-Central came up short against Tipton on Monday and fell 7-3. Tri-Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nate Cherry was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Cherry was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Cherry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Arnold, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Rossville's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for Tri-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Rossville came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Does Rossville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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