Baseball Game Preview: Wise Pumas vs. DuVal Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 3:56am

Baseball Preview: Wise Pumas vs. DuVal Tigers

The Wise Pumas will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the DuVal Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Wise is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.

Even though Suitland scored an imposing ten runs on Saturday, Wise still came out on top. Everything went Wise's way against Suitland as Wise made off with a 20-10 win. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Wise this season.

Wise let Joshua Johnson and Omari Swinton loose on the outfield. Johnson went 4-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Swinton scored five runs and stole eight bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Hicks, who scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for DuVal's offense. Their tough 9-0 defeat to Parkdale back in March might stick with them for a while.

Wise's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for DuVal, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Wise suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to DuVal in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Wise avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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