Baseball Game Preview: Reed Raiders vs. Douglas Tigers

Reed hasn't had much luck against Douglas recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Raiders will welcome the Tigers at 3:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Reed is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reno, who was ranked 11th at the time (Reed was ranked 24th). The Raiders fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 6-4 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Raiders have suffered since March 15th.

Reed got a good showing from Jacoby Harms, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs Harms has allowed since back in March.

On the hitting side, Reed saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Challacomb, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Douglas came up short against McQueen on Monday and fell 10-5. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Reed, they now have a losing record of 13-14.

Reed might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Douglas in their previous meeting on April 10th. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.