Mark Twain is on an eight-game streak of home losses, and South Shelby a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Mark Twain Tigers will look to defend their home field against the South Shelby Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Mark Twain and Clopton meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Tigers came up short against the Hawks, falling 11-1.
Mark Twain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Moss, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Shelby's offense. They lost 16-0 to Westran on Friday. Cardinals fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Hornets since on Friday.
South Shelby's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Mark Twain, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Mark Twain took their victory against South Shelby when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-3 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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