Baseball Game Preview: Tioga Tigers vs. Charles O. Dickerson Blue Raiders

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04/26/24 - Away	7-8 L
04/10/23 - Home	2-13 L
05/19/21 - Home	9-1 W
05/07/21 - Away	2-7 L
05/16/18 - Neutral	4-3 W
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Tioga and Charles O. Dickerson are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Blue Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Tioga has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Charles O. Dickerson will come in with ten straight wins.

Saturday just wasn't the day for Tioga's offense. They lost 14-0 to Union Springs on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Charles O. Dickerson got the win against Edison on Saturday by a conclusive 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Blue Raiders, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Nik Nelson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Fulton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Anthony Muro was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Charles O. Dickerson's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Tioga, they now have a losing record of 2-3.