Baseball Game Preview: Many Tigers vs. Winnfield Tigers

We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Many has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Many came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-0 to Natchitoches Central. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

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Many saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

Meanwhile, Winnfield suffered their closest defeat since April 25, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Caldwell Parish by a score of 9-7. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Spartans since on Monday.

Caplan Young put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Winnfield's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 4-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Young was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Many's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-13. As for Winnfield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11.

Many couldn't quite get it done against Winnfield when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can Many avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.