Tri-County is 0-10 against Rossville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tri-County Cavaliers will challenge the Rossville Hornets at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tri-County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Faith Christian as Tri-County made off with an 18-5 win. Tri-County's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Connor Ross and Eric Zarse made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ross tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Zarse struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Ross has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Ross scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Zarse scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyler Burns was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Dahlenburg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Rossville came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Rebels onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. That 17 run margin sets a new team best for Rossville this season.
Tri-County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Rossville, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Tri-County might still be hurting after the 21-5 loss they got from Rossville in their previous matchup back in April. Can Tri-County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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