Baseball Preview: Many Tigers vs. DeRidder Dragons
The Many Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the DeRidder Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Many is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Many gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Episcopal of Acadiana 4-3.
Tuffy Cutrer looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Trevor McLendon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times he's played. Jonas Hendrickson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, DeRidder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They suffered a tough 13-0 defeat at the hands of Acadiana. That's two games in a row now that DeRidder has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Many has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for DeRidder, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
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