The Tremont Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Biggersville Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tremont has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Biggersville will arrive with six straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Tremont's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of Tupelo Christian Prep two weeks ago.
Tremont saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Marks, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Biggersville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Hickory Flat on Monday. That's two games straight that Biggersville has won by just one run.
Biggersville got a massive performance out of Drew Rowsey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tre Gunn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Tremont now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Biggersville, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tremont has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Biggersville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tremont suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to Biggersville in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Can Tremont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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