Baseball Preview: Stadium Tigers vs. Garfield Bulldogs
The Stadium Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Garfield Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stadium is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Stadium is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Peninsula just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stadium in their matchups with Peninsula: they've now lost five in a row.
Logan Judish was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Garfield has not done well against Lakeside recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Garfield walked away with a 9-4 win over Lakeside. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Garfield.
Eli Herst was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Herst was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, DJ Parker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. J.T. Wayne was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
Stadium's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-14.
Garfield's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Stadium hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. It's a different story for Garfield, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Stadium's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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