Baseball Preview: Ector Eagles vs. Tioga Bulldogs
The Ector Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Tioga Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ector has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five, while Tioga will come in with three straight wins.
Ector fell victim to Tom Bean and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a tough 17-0 loss at the hands of the Tomcats.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Tioga gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Trenton with a sharp 12-0 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Tioga as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cameron Askew tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tioga got a massive performance out of Gage Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Hillard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ector's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Tioga, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Ector came out on top in a nail-biter against Tioga in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Will Ector repeat their success, or does Tioga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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