The Tupelo Tigers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Asher Indians at 4:00 p.m. Tupelo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Asher's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Amber-Pocasset typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Tupelo proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Panthers. Tupelo's win was all the more impressive since Amber-Pocasset was averaging only 2.38 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Asher was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-9 to Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Tupelo pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs per game. As for Asher, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Tupelo skirted past Asher 6-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tupelo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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