The Tug Valley Panthers will challenge the Calhoun Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Tug Valley's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Calhoun has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Tug Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Van as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Chandler Copley
| 05/07/26 @ Wayne | 12 |
| 04/30/26 vs St. Joseph Central | 6 |
| 04/22/26 @ Man | 6 |
| 04/11/26 @ Wirt County | 6 |
| 05/11/26 vs Westside | 5 |
| + 11 more games |
Chandler Copley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Tug Valley: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 13-17 otherwise. Copley was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Tug Valley got a massive performance out of Gavin Fitzpatrick, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The Panthers are 10-2 when Fitzpatrick posts two or more runs, but 7-15 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dawson Richardson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Tug Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Calhoun was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Gilmer County, falling 11-2.
Josiah Wilson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Tug Valley's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 17-17. As for Calhoun, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-23.
Everything went Tug Valley's way against Calhoun in their previous matchup back in April, as Tug Valley made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
