Baseball Preview: Tourtellotte Tigers vs. Windham Whippets
Tourtellotte has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Windham Whippets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Tourtellotte's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Wheeler on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Lions, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Tourtellotte has struggled against Wheeler recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Windham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 14-0 to Ellis RVT.
Windham saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Axel Ortiz, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Tourtellotte's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Windham, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Tourtellotte might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Windham in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ortiz, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Tourtellotte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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