Baseball Preview: Tri-Central Trojans vs. Rossville Hornets
Tri-Central is 0-10 against Rossville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tri-Central Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Rossville Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Tri-Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Tri-Central came up short against Tipton and fell 7-3. Tri-Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nate Cherry was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Cherry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Cherry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Arnold, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Rossville lost 9-1 to Western on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Rossville in their matchups with Western: they've now lost six in a row.
Tri-Central's record is now 4-7-1. As for Rossville, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
Tri-Central couldn't quite finish off Rossville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Tri-Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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