Baseball Preview: Whitehaven Tigers vs. White Station Spartans
Whitehaven is 8-2 against White Station since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Whitehaven Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the White Station Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Whitehaven knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully White Station likes a good challenge.
Whitehaven put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Overton a 15-0 shutout.
Allen Perry made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Perry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Darrius Coble was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Camron Osborne, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, White Station was a bit more limited in their match last Friday. Their tough 13-1 loss to Dyersburg might stick with them for a while.
White Station saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Torrin Thornton, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Whitehaven pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs per game. As for White Station, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
White Station's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Whitehaven hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .382. It's a different story for White Station, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Whitehaven's hitters?
Whitehaven came out on top in a nail-biter against White Station in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Will Whitehaven repeat their success, or does White Station have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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