Baseball Preview: Many Tigers vs. Hicks Pirates
The Many Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Hicks Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red River typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Many proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Bulldogs.
Tuffy Cutrer looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trevor McLendon was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Hyden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hicks can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Mamou 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hicks.
Many is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Hicks, their record is now 11-7.
Many beat Hicks 8-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Many 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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