Baseball Preview: Martin County Tigers vs. South Fork Bulldogs
The Martin County Tigers will be playing at home against the South Fork Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Martin County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Sebastian River onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. While fans of Martin County might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Martin County got a great performance from Aidan McGucken as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Antwan Mitchell, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Fork scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Master's Academy with a sharp 12-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Fork.
Conner Wiggins was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Colton Bettencourt, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Martin County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for South Fork, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Martin County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like South Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Martin County's way against South Fork when the teams last played back in March as Martin County made off with an 8-2 victory. Will Martin County repeat their success, or does South Fork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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