Baseball Game Preview: Honaker Tigers vs. Chilhowie Warriors

Honaker is 1-9 against Chilhowie since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Honaker sitting on three straight wins and Chilhowie on seven.

On Friday, Honaker needed a bit of extra time to put away Patrick Henry. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Rebels. The game was the first time the Tigers have beaten the Rebels on their field since May 20, 2021.

Meanwhile, Chilhowie put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rural Retreat a 10-0 shutout. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Chilhowie pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Honaker, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.

Honaker suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Chilhowie in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.