Baseball Preview: Meigs County Tigers vs. Harriman Blue Devils
Meigs County has been on the road for three straight, but in their first game on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Harriman Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. in their first game on Tuesday. Meigs County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Meigs County never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Harriman on Monday. Everything went their way against the Blue Devils as they made off with a 17-5 victory. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Meigs County this season.
Nathan Hull was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Hull has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hull was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bowen Combs and Nathan Levy did most of the damage at the plate: Combs scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Levy scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Combs has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times he's played. Brody Goines was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meigs County's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Harriman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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