The Aurora Houn Dawgs will face off against the Nevada Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Aurora is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Aurora's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Reeds Spring. The victory continues a trend for the Houn Dawgs in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won seven in a row.
Parker Blackburn
| 04/28/25 vs Reeds Spring | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Bolivar | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Carl Junction | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Willard | 1 |
Parker Blackburn looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Sean Creasey was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Max Holland, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Nevada challenged Clinton on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Cardinals 8-1. Considering the Tigers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nevada's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Aurora, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Aurora couldn't quite get it done against Nevada in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Houn Dawgs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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