The Douglas Tigers will head out on the road to take on the McQueen Lancers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Galena, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Douglas was ranked 19th). Douglas fell just short of Galena by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. Douglas' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Thomas Young made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Freeman, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, McQueen's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Douglas.
Douglas' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for McQueen, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Douglas took their victory against McQueen in their previous matchup on Saturday by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas 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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