The Troup Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Sabine Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Troup will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Troup got the win against White Oak by a conclusive 14-7. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matches by six runs or more this season.
Taylor Gillispie
| 04/11/25 @ White Oak | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs White Oak | 7 |
| 04/01/25 vs Tatum | 14 |
| 03/24/25 @ Brook Hill | 12 |
| 03/21/25 vs West Rusk | 11 |
| + 5 more games |
Taylor Gillispie made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Heather Longino was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sabine scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of West Rusk by a score of 17-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (14), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Emma Bradford stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Madison Pierce also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triples of the season.
Troup pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Sabine, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Sabine's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Troup has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Sabine, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6 strikeouts. Will Troup keep running through batters, or will the Cardinals buck the trend?
Troup took their victory against Sabine in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
