Baseball Preview: Versailles Tigers vs. Bradford Railroaders
The Versailles Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Bradford Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Versailles is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Versailles' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Franklin Monroe.
Versailles saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ross Francis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Francis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Bradford narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ansonia 6-4. That's two games straight that Bradford has won by exactly two runs.
Versailles is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Bradford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
Everything went Versailles' way against Bradford in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Versailles made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Versailles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
