Baseball Recap: Many Tigers vs. Red River Bulldogs
Red River typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Many proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Red River Bulldogs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Many also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Tuffy Cutrer looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trevor McLendon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Payton Hyden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Red River's side, Tyler Hughes put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Hughes was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chris Carper was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Williamson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Many has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Red River, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Many will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Hicks at 4:00 p.m. Hicks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Many's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Red River, they will head out on the road to take on Haughton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Red River is facing Haughton at the right time seeing as Haughton is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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