Baseball Preview: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. Tunkhannock Tigers
Hazleton Area is 10-0 against Tunkhannock since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hazleton Area Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Tunkhannock Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Hazleton Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Hazleton Area had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Parkland.
Meanwhile, Tunkhannock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Wyoming Area.
Tunkhannock saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Spudis, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Hazleton Area's record is now 6-4. As for Tunkhannock, their record now sits at 1-8.
Everything went Hazleton Area's way against Tunkhannock in their previous matchup on April 4th as Hazleton Area made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazleton Area since the team 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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