The Trenton Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Collinsville Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Collinsville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Trenton, who comes in off a win.
Trenton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Savoy a 20-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Collinsville has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.26 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Sam Rayburn, falling 12-6. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Trenton's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Collinsville, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 15-4.
Trenton suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Collinsville in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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