Baseball Preview: Paoli Rams vs. Orleans Bulldogs
Paoli has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Orleans Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paoli is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Paoli will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against West Washington on Monday. Paoli sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over West Washington.
Tyler Hannon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kirkland Hughes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Orleans is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-5 to Loogootee on Monday.
Troy Dille made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Paoli is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Orleans, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything went Paoli's way against Orleans in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Paoli made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paoli 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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