Preview: Rocket City Rockets vs. Fayetteville Tigers
Rocket City has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Fayetteville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocket City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Rocket City beat Tennessee Heat 8-3. That's two games straight that Rocket City has won by exactly five runs.
J.D. Bailey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Hoyt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Rocket City 12-2. Fans of Fayetteville have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Rocket City's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Fayetteville, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Rocket City suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Fayetteville in their previous matchup on Saturday. Can Rocket City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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