Baseball Preview: Strasburg-Franklin Tigers vs. Buckeye Trail Warriors
The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Buckeye Trail Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Strasburg-Franklin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Strasburg-Franklin can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past Malvern 10-0.
Strasburg-Franklin got a great performance from Bradyn Whitman as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Caden Dugan and Drew Lancaster did most of the damage at the plate: Dugan scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Lancaster scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Rissler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Buckeye Trail's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their rough 13-3 defeat to Caldwell might stick with them for a while. Buckeye Trail has struggled against Caldwell recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory got Strasburg-Franklin back to even at 7-7. As for Buckeye Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Strasburg-Franklin came up short against Buckeye Trail when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 10-5. Can Strasburg-Franklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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