Baseball Preview: Halls Tigers vs. Peabody Golden Tide
Halls is 2-8 against Peabody since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Halls Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Peabody Golden Tide at 6:30 p.m. Halls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Halls gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Clarksburg. The victory was nothing new for Halls as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lukas Crook was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Crook has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crook was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Brewster was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kadan Stafford, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Peabody had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Westview on Tuesday. Peabody has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Halls pushed their record up to 15-13 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Peabody, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Halls couldn't quite finish off Peabody in their previous meeting back in March and fell 6-4. Can Halls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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