Baseball Preview: Yamhill-Carlton Tigers vs. Scio Loggers
The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Scio Loggers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Yamhill-Carlton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
After only one run in their last contest, Yamhill-Carlton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Neah-Kah-Nie on Monday. Yamhill-Carlton put the hurt on Neah-Kah-Nie with a sharp 14-3 win. Yamhill-Carlton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Scio fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Dayton on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 11-9.
Braeden McIntyre made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Siegmund, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Yamhill-Carlton's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Scio, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went Yamhill-Carlton's way against Scio in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Yamhill-Carlton made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yamhill-Carlton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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