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| 03/18/24 - Home | 0-1 L |
| 03/21/23 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 02/25/19 - Away | 19-3 W |
| 02/27/18 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 03/18/17 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 03/14/15 - Away | 1-2 L |
Many and Leesville are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tigers will take on the Wampus Cats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Friday. Many's pitcher stepped up to hand Winnfield a 14-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kaghan Miller made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Many got a massive performance out of Jonas Hendrickson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Hendrickson has posted over his last eight contests. Another player making a difference was Tuffy Cutrer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leesville). They blew past East Beauregard 21-0 on Friday. The Wampus Cats have beaten the Trojans the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Like Many, Leesville also got a great game from a two-way player: Logan Seavey. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Seavey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Leesville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-13-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Bryce Cunningham was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Leesville is undefeated when Cunningham posts two or more runs, but 5-13-1 otherwise. Layton Combs also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Leesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Many has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Leesville, their record is now 8-13-1.
