Preview: Big Sandy Wildcats vs. Carlisle Indians
The Big Sandy Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Carlisle Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Big Sandy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Big Sandy had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Leverett's Chapel. Big Sandy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tyson Tapley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Tapley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Jonathon Lawrence stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Carlisle had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Overton on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carlisle in their matchups with Overton: they've now lost five in a row.
Carlisle got a big performance out of Brandon Garza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cullen Thomas, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Big Sandy's record is now 2-4. As for Carlisle, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8.
Carlisle's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Big Sandy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. It's a different story for Carlisle, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Big Sandy's hitters?
Everything went Big Sandy's way against Carlisle in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Big Sandy made off with a 10-1 win. Will Big Sandy repeat their success, or does Carlisle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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